RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN HISTORY
Remember Kent State
Back in the year 1970
(most of you don’t remember)
The National Guard in the state of Ohio
Shot four students dead
They were not violent
They were not breaking the law
They were shot dead for being there
Shot dead for caring
Shot dead for the war machine
In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
We knew they hated us
We didn’t know they’d kill us
After Kent State we knew
We’d never forget the bloodstained path
The tears of innocence
The end of an era of hope
More than any other event of the decade
Kent State divided the nation
Kent State burned itself into our psyche
It spawned a generation of distrust
A distrust of government and authority
Passed down the years to today
If you love this nation
If you love its principles and ideals
If you want America to endure
Then remember Kent State
Remember Jackson State
Remember the age of protest
Remember the disenchantment
And make sure it never happens again
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