As if we don’t have enough to think,
While impending plights become tedious.
All of us standing too close to the brink!
One nation we’ve stood for years signed in ink,
Our billfolds still filled with “In God We Trust.”
As if we don’t have enough to think.
Watching our dollars go right down the sink;
Who won’t say the pledge if “God” is a must?
All of us standing too close to the brink!
Since “terror’s” a word from which we all shrink;
New buzz words come out - “you’ll have to adjust.”
As if we don’t have enough to think.
Eastern unrest could be war in a wink,
Which surely could raise some horrible dust.
All of us standing too close to the brink!
When we join hands so united we link,
Is it wise we negate God with disgust?
As if we don’t have enough to think.
All of us standing - too close to the brink !...
© 2008 Joy A. Burki-Watson
Author notes
This poem originally came about when certain folks began protesting the pledge of allegiance in schools, from there I realized that the words 'in God we trust' are all over our money and the basis for American ideology.
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My money and trust are on God not the people who print it. For most the motto is still valid but the definition of "God" has changed over the years. Your diversity of talent shines brightly here my dear.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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This is an interesting poem. I loved it. I think more and more people are thinking the same thing about the future.
I loved the poem. I understood the anguish, and sadness in the poem. It was filled with emotions, and was perfect right down to the end. Good work.
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