Irvin Berlin once sang
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"
This describes my people and me.
Give me those who know it's easier
to love than hate.
They're the people who are truly great.
Those who don't judge by skin color,
gender or nationality.
Those are the people who are right by me.
If you believe in taking care of one another
you're my sister, friend, and brother.
This is supposed to be the land of the free
rights we once had not taken away but support
given freely.
I love the dreamers, the actors, the writers like me
with their imaginative brains
who create and who dream up ways to entertain.
I like colors, not just red white and blue, I
like greens and oranges and even pink too.
Give me comedy, tons of laughter, give me romance
in stanzas of words. I have a dream said the great
MLK and we heard.
So give me liberty which basically means freedom with pride
to live who I am with my own people, my own tribe.
About the Creator
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Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
Comments (4)
Thanks for the memories, I had friends in high school that became like a tribe we were the Sighing Over Teen Idols Tribe,
This felt soooo empowering! Loved your poem!
Aw I loved this Sam - such a great to the creatives that IMHO we need more of in this world. I have never understood and will never understand why so many people are so intent on concerning themselves with the lives others. Just live yours . Aren't you bust enough with that? Coz I know I am or christ's sake 💜 C
Great poem