RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Broken Union
The union is a bond of principle
An agreement beyond politics
An unspoken understanding that
In times of crisis and catastrophe
Natural disasters and wars
We will come together as one people
United in common purpose
It is a promise to defend each other
At all costs against all enemies
Foreign and domestic
The union is beyond words
It towers above written laws
It is more than blood relations
It is the circle of family ties
It carries the weight of love
Our founders made an agreement
A sacred promise before the eyes of god
Despite all of their differences
Despite envy and jealousies
Cast in iron and stone
That the union of a new nation
Would never have a king
Would never have an emperor
Would never be ruled by the power of one
The union was broken once
Over the abomination of slavery
Tens of thousands spilled their blood
On the grounds of civil war
Lincoln died for our sins
And we vowed never more
We are at those crossroads again
And the stakes are equally severe
If we break the union now
With democracy in the balance
We may never get it back again
Not in our lifetime
Not in the lifetimes of our children
If we break the union now
Our crimes will be remembered
Until the end of time
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