RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Tyranny in Tennessee
There is no tyrant in Tennessee
You cannot silence a dissident voice
There is in name democracy
You must honor the people’s choice
You value guns above free speech
You pick and choose your Bill of Rights
You mandate what your schools will teach
You favor those whose skin is white
This is not the Tennessee I know
The bulwark of equality
Were you only putting on a show?
The essence of hypocrisy
There’s time enough to change your act
Open your eyes and see the light
Admit you’re wrong and take it back
Reverse your course and make it right
(Note: Tennessee legislature expels
Members for sympathy with protesters.)
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