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Tramp Poet
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0 posted 2001-05-08 02:34 PM


Freedom

What are you going to do, friend
with your precious liberty today?
Are you going to spend it foolishly
waste it, even squander it away?
Blood bought, blood defended
generations have died to preserve it.
This priceless freedom; have you earned it
do you think you might deserve it?

Freedom to drink, to smoke it up
freedom to squander wasting your days.
Freedom to do absolutely nothing
freedom to throw your freedom away.
Freedom to vote, to help choose
freedom to have, hear the days news.
Freedom to worship, to speak out
freedom to express, share your views.

Shall I ask you again, my friend
what you plan to do with your freedom today?
Are you going to spend it foolishly
or invest it wisely in a better way?
We have the choice, duty even
to honor blood spent on our behalf.
A challenge to use our birthright
building honor that shall ever-last.

Come on now, we the people
let’s get involved, write that letter.
Do something, anything, everything
spend our freedom making things better.
Can you hear the future call, my friend
asking you to help your fellow man?
Please, spend and share your freedom wisely
perhaps helping another... to understand?  

the artist once upon...
        known as "bleeding"

© Copyright 2001 Daniel James Burt - All Rights Reserved
~DreamChild~
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since 2001-04-23
Posts 544
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1 posted 2001-05-08 03:33 PM


wow! this is an awesome and inspiring write. i think i'll go write our new president...
Joyce Johnson
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2 posted 2001-05-08 10:59 PM


Great and we know how you're spending your freedom.  Writing inspiring poems.  Joyce

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