For
my grandsons, Aidan, Christopher and Nicholas
INDEPENDENCE
DAY
We
celebrate our Freedom
The
fourth of each July
Two
hundred years and counting
Do
we ever wonder why
Our
soldiers keep on dying
Dying
for a lie
The senators and congress
Will
tell us we are free
How
many can believe this
As
they trample Liberty
How
many see the truth
About
the criminals in D.C.
Our losses keep on mounting
As
the government steals our homes
As
taxes do deprive us
Of
everything we own
In
their arrogance they tell us
It's
only yours on loan
When we try to buy or sell
Without
a REAL I.D.
They
make our lives a living hell
For
daring to be free
It's
for the greater good they say
National
Security
They track us everywhere we go
With
high technology
From
dedicated satellites
See
all there is to see
What
about the Fourth Amendment
What
about our privacy
They grab our guns, disarming us
How
can we stand and fight
How
can we defend ourselves
From
invaders in the night
Or
from the thugs in government
Who
say we have no right
If we argue with a cop
Or
question his authority
He
might zap us with a taser
If
we do not bend a knee
If
we stand up for our Freedom
And
challenge tyranny
They
may lock us up in jail
And
throw away the key
If we can't protect our borders
How
can we stem the tide
Of
freeloading illegals
In
search of a free ride
When
we protest against this outrage
The
government takes their side
The psychobabbling liberals
Crusade
for sodomites
Minorities
and perverts
They
say have special rights
The
offenders now are Christians
Who
witness for the Lord
Hate
crimes will condemn us
For
speaking God's Truth and Word
What happened to the Rule of Law
It
vanished in the night
While
Americans were sleeping
Not
putting up a fight
The
tyrants laugh behind our backs
For
them it's Might makes Right
How long will this continue
How
much more can we take
How
many of us realize
Exactly
what's at stake
What will we be doing
On
Independence Day
Will
we stand up for our Freedom
Or
let traitors have their way
Will we just succumb to tyranny
As
they pillage, rape and burn
As
they steal our children's future
And
our grandchildren's in turn
Or will we fight for Liberty
And
set our country free
Will
we cower before tyrants
Or
shout, Don't Tread on Me!
Barbara
Hartwell
July
2, 2010