Is Freedom Free? ? ? Poem by Elizabeth U. Adams

Is Freedom Free? ? ?



America, Land of the Free',
We know the phrase like the back of our hands
We say it pridefully with our flag flying high,
As we sing to the tune with the marching bands
Yet is freedom really free?

Our ancestors had to fight the English,
They had to earn what we take for granted today
Blood was shed and tears were cried,
But there was no alternate way
So tell me is freedom really free?

The Confederates and the Union went head to head,
The Civil War tore America in two
The African Americans had to fight for their rights,
They had to pay the price to do what they wanted to do
Yet we still think Freedom is really free?

Women fought for their right to be equals,
They fought for their rights to work and vote
They stumbled upon a lot of road blocks,
But they never gave up their hope
And you think Freedom is really free?

Even today we are still fighting for our freedom,
Soldiers abroad are defending our rights
Protecting our people and our homeland,
And losing thier lives in the fights
And still you say Freedom is really free?

It's something we don't always think about,
It's something we all take with a grain of salt
But what if one day, you would wake up and it was all gone,
Who do you think would be at fault?

You see little by little they're drawing the strings,
Your privacy can be invaded
Telephones tapped and cameras in your home,
If ever you are suspected

They say in order to keep us safe and our freedom intact,
They have to take such drastic measures
But stop and think for one minute,
What is the purpose of all these pleasures?
If Freedom isn't really free?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Theorem Thetruthserum 22 September 2006

Freedom is a hypocricy in itself. No it isn't free under our constitution...but like anything...where there is a will there is a way.If you really think their war on terror is a war for freedom it is not. It is a war for supremecy so keep freedom out of that one. They are not fighting against our freedoms that our country affords they are fighting against our supremecy and how we think that all the world should grasp our ideals of freedom(democracy) . The supremecy part is fact and both sides feel threatened by the other so in order to bring this world back to an even plain. We need to get rid of the threats and that is pushing our ideals on others and ridding ourselves of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons give us an upperhand over the world and Muslim nations and groups know this. They are trying to take away the threat by fear, but they are only feeding it. Muslims through history have not been strategic. They have been the same for many years. They will cause the world war and we will just fight it and destroy the world...but who has them and has used them...us. Who should the world really fear? A ban of misguided religious individuals or a well trained war machine? It is statistically proven that the counrty that partakes in war is the country that is the most economically successful. Type in A Project For A New American Century and see who you should really fear...the rightwing, the supremecists.

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