I Pledge - Gitmo Poem by Darwin Henry Beuning

I Pledge - Gitmo

Rating: 4.8


I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,
and to the Justice for which it stands,

Except for those celled at GITMO

One nation under God, indivisible,
With liberty and justice for all

Except for those celled at GITMO

Saturday, February 7, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: Justice
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Prison, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Housing inmates from many lands. It is a stain on America's great name. Written,8 February 2015, vacationing in Thailand.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 07 February 2015

Welcome back, Hank! Good to see you writing again!

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Kim Barney 07 February 2015

I notice that you wrote the poem on February 8 in Thailand. It's only February 7 here in Brazil. You are a day ahead of us!

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Michael Walker 22 August 2016

Very well balanced. Repetition of ' Except for those celled at GITMO'.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 08 October 2016

As of 16 August 2016, there were Sixty-one DETAINEES remaining there. Mother Liberty is weeping.

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bri edwards 09 August 2021

I wonder if it would be 'extralegal' if a Secret Service agent shot a person who was aiming a gun, for example, at our president.

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bri edwards 09 August 2021

'Hank, yeah, life is not perfect in this high-and-mighty country, BUT some 'wars' are sometimes avoided or fought by use of extralegal methods. *** *** 'Definition of extralegal: not regulated or sanctioned by law'

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Darwin Henry Beuning 09 August 2021

As of July 2021,39 detainees remain.

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Michael Walker 08 August 2020

I have been reading more about Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) since I made my first comment. In a sense, your poem is timeless.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 15 January 2018

11 January 2018 marks the 16th anniversary since GITMO opened. Currently 41 detainees remain.

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