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A Bow Tie Or A Gown

Contributed by tifrob on Wednesday, 14th May 2008 @ 07:04:55 PM in AEST
Topic: political

History recalls all types of unjust,
A Declaration written ~ To inspire trust,
Our forefathers envisioned ~ This land of the free,
To be pure and honest ~ So, all could believe,
All were invited ~ The homeless and poor,
And a pilgrimage began to the new world,
The birth of a nation ~ A government formed,
Equality inferred ~ But, not yet born.

History is happening for all to see,
In America ~ The land of the free,
Presidential elections every four years,
Primaries determine whose name will appear,
The Democrats are split ~ The states are too,
A black man and a woman made their debut,
One will be nominated ~ One will stand down,
Which will it be ~ A bow tie or a gown?

History means leaving the past behind,
Implying the present ~ Is no longer blind,
Remembering the past as the minorities do,
Understanding ~ If not ~ Believing their views,
Can a nation come that far,
Understanding a people marred?
Being blamed for the past and the present too,
Can America forget and begin anew?

History of women ~ Remembering when,
“The She’s” were the second class citizens,
Men had all rights ~ Men ruled the day,
Wives and daughters ~ Had no say,
Women organized ~ Fought for their rights,
Making life better because of foresight,
Women did win ~ Women could vote,
America improved ~ A new law was wrote.

History gave way to progress each day,
As immigrants came and made their own way,
At first the immigrants made areas their own,
Trying to mimic their left behind homes,
As each man succeeded ~ Money bred “Greed”,
Progress met horror ~ As man became steed,
Black men were striped from family and clothes,
Posed on a block ~ Auctioned and sold.

History isn’t pretty ~ But, it made this land,
It took years to free the slaves of man,
Women were chattel ~ Belonging to men,
Never knowing what the future held for them,
A war ensued freeing the slaves,
And preserving the states of the day,
A different kind of war set the women free,
A Reverent Nation was on bended knee.

History has come full circle this year,
As a black man and a woman ~ Discover a new frontier,
The voting is up according to polls,
And candidates keep stepping on each others toes,
The rhetoric of what they have to say,
Means little at the end of the day,
Their race and gender are all that’s new,
History is being written and will be reviewed.

Copyright Â© tifrob ... [ 2008-05-14 19:04:55]
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