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2nd Revolution


2nd Revolution

The seagulls in the air

Fly like they just don’t care

 

The demeanor of the sea is calm,

The same feeling is conveyed by the palms

Here lie the shores of a nation that prides itself on equality and courage

A nation that has stood the test of time, never giving up on itself

All the sudden, screams arise from the depths

“AHHH!” The sound of anguish fills the air

While the entire sea foams red from the blood being shed

Dead bodies rolling with the waves like rocks over the side of a cliff

The waves continue to roll tearing, ripping, and destroying all that is in their way

The population of this nation is lined up along the coast, the executioner, hid behind a veil of darkness

An impression of the hopeless society that is us

Human lives being ruined by what we have been told

Believing that someone out there was looking out for us

The seagulls watch, they already know what will happen

Even the brief silence screams with agony

While the hopeless society crumples beneath them

Darkness overtakes the sky as chaos and calamity unfold

Democracy is destroyed, while dictatorship and anarchy arise

A peaceful walk on the beach is impossible now

The jet black night rolls on

The cacophony of crashing chaos is the only thing left

Of a society once so strong

It hasn’t always been like this

So hopeless, so desolate

Many would say that we thrived

Did we?  

Or maybe it was just a lie

The grass was green, the trees alive

The world so bright, so filled with life

We watch the things that we love move away from us, flowing through our hands like sand

The golden days have passed, the goodness, generosity and graciousness of the world that we had once known was gone

Morphed by inadequate leadership and flawed political systems

The population was slowly poisoned with the syringe of dictatorship

Where had America gone?  What had happened?

The changes caused by deceit and crime in the government had ruined what we were

Once a vibrant place full of strength and honesty, the nation had been on the right path

We strayed; we lost the battle for what was ours

Now look at us, just broken, filled with anger, defeat and coldness

We have given in, we have succumb to what we were told by those above us

Is it time to rise against the government?

Is it time to take back what is rightfully ours?

Maybe it is, in fact, I KNOW it’s time

They have bled us dry

A nation that has been weaned off of everything that was holding us together

Our leader?  A man who thinks that change is the only answer

A man who wants things done his way only

A selfish, controlling narcissist who’s only goal is to gain more power for himself

The powder keg of society is resting in the ravine of dictatorship

The snake looking fuse is held by our leader, and yes, he’s already lit it

The damage that our “great” leader he has created will not kill us, not if we can prevent it

We must protect ourselves with every breath we take

The problem?  We are running out of places to hide from him

He has infiltrated our lives on levels that have never been reached

Society has fallen; we have been infected by ideas and philosophies that have never even been considered in previous times

The trees watch us, they beg for us to think things through

The ideas we come up with, and the values we have lost are a testament to the demeaning state that we have fallen to

The fact that most of the citizens of this nation aren’t wary of the danger is very disturbing

The land lies in waste and destruction waiting for a savior

It’s time for us to wake up, we must act, or we will be permanently destroyed

The dying, the destruction and the lying must stop, we must change the nation’s course

We are heading for a terrible end if we do not

You

Me

Us

Let’s join together and bring this chaos to a halt

Our only option is to stand for our freedoms and stand for the principles on which this nation was founded

If we do not stand for these, we can be sure that the two-faced government will take them away as quickly as they can

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alexjchilds
<p>This is a poem that I wrote for my AP Literature class, the teacher said it was the best she has recieved out of her whole career.</p>

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