Lady Liberty weeps and wails,
Firery red, white and blue tears
Splash across the scene, screen
Chokes on smoke ascending the skies
In flames, her attire, her flag of freedom,
In shame, in frames, forever chained
The hands that lit the flame
The provoking mouths spewing discord
And the wayward shepherded
With a riot in his very soul
A defining moment of civility forever lost
As America stands center stage
On the worlds platform, exhibiting
The darker side of the American Dream:
Let our ancestors be blind
That they can not see
This gross injustice to Lady Liberty!
Less they rally from the grave
Defending her honor once more!
O’Prunty
11/26/14
Poet's Corner 