Freedom
By JGL, 13
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
You say all religions will be treated equally
Don’t ostracize Muslims, let them be
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
Our president doesn’t support free press, it may be gone soon
Forthright writing is only found once in a blue moon
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
We should be able to articulate how we feel, without repercussion
Don’t be aloof, have a genial discussion
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
Justice should be fair and resolute
Regardless of race and gender, or the point is moot
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
You can’t purge the world of guns
But people shouldn’t bask in violence or flaunt weapons for fun
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
Don’t make the accused wait in anguish
While they continually languish
What’s the use of freedom, if we’re not really free
Search should be legal and follow the rules
Don’t make people scapegoats or play them for fools
What’s the use of freedom if we’re not really free
My premonition is that if we follow the constitution’s true meaning, we’ll be great
We need to instill love and exterminate the defect of hate
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Amen! This young writer captures so much emotion raised in this particularly divisive political climate. Love the refrain. Thank you. A beautiful poem!
This poem made me question are we actually free? It brought up a lot of examples that have been in the media lately. Gun violence, the president’s racism, religion, and gender. Does it all not matter if you are not the “superior race” that so many claim to be? Why are others belittled for not fitting into this so called “normal?” It makes me question whether the government has these laws in place to help us or to keep us suppressed.