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    Billy Martin
  • Billy Martin
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  • 10/16/2011
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An Intropection - 2. Stand Tall Stand Free

span>The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

Stand Tall Stand Free

At first the smell of smoke is carried on a gentle breeze.
A loud knock on your conscience, makes your heart freeze.
The many times you stood and ignored the warning signs.
Fear questions, is it for you now that death draws nigh?

The politician sings to the crowds of promises and hope.
But in the end, as it always is, it's left up to you to cope.
It matters not their color or strip; they're all the same.
The speeches are inspiring, but it's all about fame.

Wait too long, the howling malevolent maelstrom will take us all.
Stand silent, do nothing, allow them to take, and freedom falls.
Singing wanted words, shaking hands, kissing babies is all a game.
Bribed with your own money, promise of more, all to make you tame.

Let the trumpets sound, shouts to all around, Here we make our stand.
No more, no more corruption, no more lies, together hand in hand.
No more politicians, it's statesmen we need. United we stand, divided we fall.
For truly, if we are all for one and one for all, we stand tall and conquer all.

a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/">Please, if you feel you can't take anymore, it will get better. There's nothing life can throw at us that we can't over come or find a way around it, it will get better. Nothing last forever, including the bad times, it will get better. Reach out to someone, talk to someone, share your feelings, it will get better. Never ever give up, it will get better. There are organizations that are there to help us through the bad times, it will get better. The Trevor Project is just one of those, reach out to them, support their work, it will get better.

The Trevor Project

Copyright © 2011 Billy Martin; All Rights Reserved.
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On 08/21/2013 03:31 PM, Uplifted Spirit said:
I like this poem because it is so true. It's sad that there are so few real heros. John F. Kennedy wrote a book called Profiles in Courage. It's an old book, but it's still inspiring today because he talks of people who took a stand against the odds. It's a small book and worth reading.

Uplifted Spirit

Or as Bobby Kennedy said, "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"
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