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