RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICA
Two-hundred Fifty Years
Founded on the fundamental right
Of democratic representation
The noble cause was worth the fight
It was the birth of a great nation
The best of our founders knew
That our nation would have to evolve
As our land expanded and grew
There were problems we had to solve
We enshrined our basic rights
We extended them to all
Our promise became our might
As the people answered our call
We stood for common decency
Though atrocities did go down
We acknowledge our tainted history
We’ve improved the founders’ ground
We fought a war for freedom
We fought a war to free the slaves
We fought Hitler and we beat him
We built on the founders’ graves
We know well the fight goes on
We accept that it will not end
We will fight against all wrong
And our freedoms we’ll defend
For America is our nation
It belongs to each and every one
We are built on immigration
Equal rights under the sun
HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!
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