Quatrain of American Freedom - 1144

Quatrain of American Freedom

Freedom - exempt from external control

1.
I was born a reasoning adult,
headed for a fortuitous
fate,

But somewhere along the way
my mind became evil
bait.

I lost the meaning of liberty,
the will to avoid political foul
play,

I whined like a child and hoped
you would lead the
way.

2.
You conferred on me, juvenile
definitions to explain future
hope,

You believed heaven could be
achieved, if I was led with a
rope.

You confiscated all my money,
I was forced to pay a social
toll,

And now that I am old old,
you asked that I die without a
soul!

Yorktown Disciple
2003