happy Independence

July 4th 2014

how free are we

when I fear my

calls

not knowing who

is listening

or if what I

say is wrong.

everything I do

cataloged

for someone new

as to sell me

for my habits

if this is freedom

I will not have it

how free are we

if I'm scared

to walk about

that I might get

stopped

and beaten

if I shout

or record a transgressor

while they in the

act

what is freedom

if I can't 

do that?

how free are we

if we vote for

two men

its better than 

one

just conditioned

to not see

the others,

another countries

news runs the

educated debate

its a shame

the majority

wouldn't understand

it anyway.

how free are we

if we are always

in war

it protects us

but there has

to be more

like what caused

that situation there?

is it something

we did fifty

years ago

and didn't care?

how much money

are people even

making off that?

feeding imps

it's a big trap

how free are we

when the world

says enough

rises up

tired of getting

trumped

like their vote

counts as a

tenth of ours

it's a sad

state to live in

if you're behind

them

but don't see

the bars.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Happy Fourth to you and yours. An excellent write...:)....................