Fire Behind The Eyes Poem by Maylynn Hughes

Freedom, Liberty and Justice for all!
Interpret this before we take a fall
Reiterate until the embers glow
Empower the fire of the collective soul

Believe and live your Bill of Rights, on edge
Equal treatment, not monetary privilege
Honor, integrity and truth; ethics and code
Intellectual acknowledgement to enfold
Note severe complaints of vile tyranny
Described in detail by the victims of many

Tolerating abusive behavior brings detriment
Harrowing vows of principled commitment
Elevating a totalitarian regime to power

Escalating the enslavement to shower
Yesterdays with pestilence and war
Ever binding our souls at the very core
Suppress and vanquish us once more.