America

“My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing.”

Too many people forgot about this,

And they don’t want freedom to ring!

They don’t value the liberties we all enjoy;

Its anger and hatred they seem to employ.

I wonder where all of the anger comes from?

The freedoms we share are for everyone!

I wish we could turn it all around.

I wish we would all smile instead of frown.

I wish we would all share our joy and love.

I wish we would all thank the ‘man up above.’

But I know in my heart that it never will be.

There will always be hatred in this land of the free.

I don’t understand why it happens that way,

I wish that it simply would just go away!

Let’s honor our country and what it stands for!

Let’s cherish our values that many died for!

Let’s remember the people who gave their lives …

So we could live in freedom for the rest of ours!

Shirley Binkley

Cedar View Apartments