social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Freedom Compromised
Freedom Compromised. By Andrew Benson Greene Jr. © (Written between May-August 2019). At last freedom has been compromised, In the land of the free and brave. If only the laws were not revised, I will run towards the foot of ‘Lady Liberty’ with hopes to be saved. And now from the bridges of New York to New Mexico, I can walk and talk freely in the home of the free and brave, And listen to a volcano of voices that will re-echo, What the ‘Founding Fathers’ in their true and distinct spirit gave. There is a call to maintain the statuesqoe In the home of the free and brave. Where a throng will be lining up in search of a life of warm embrace. From all ages and all races, not expecting to be disgraced, Like a migrant - Or an immigrant, Like an asylee - Or a refugee, I will dash towards ‘Lady Liberty’ with assurance of being saved. But now, I wish freedom has not been diluted In the land of the free and brave, And the minds of some in the land are no longer polluted With draconian laws, now made even more grave, In the home of the free and brave. And ‘We the People’ are not divided into them versus us But united in peace, freedom and a common cause In the home of the free and brave.
By Andrew Benson Greene6 years ago in Poets
