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By Michael B., Hingham, MA
Over the hills and halls of Mount Vernon
I heard voices that cried,
"No taxation without representation!"
And the Tories who lied.
In the monuments and museums and houses
I saw people who dreamed
In the battlefields of blood and of anger
I saw the British get creamed
I saw brave men who died
And children who cried
I heard calls for freedom to vote
I heard lofty appeals
And men with ideals
I read words that the wisest men wrote
Yet it baffles me now
To understand how
These men died for America and why
It's a nation of thugs
And homewrecking drugs
And poor homeless children who cry
Our forefathers tried
But instead they died
If you look closely, I think you'll find:
A nation of crime
And a nation of death
Was not quite what they had in mind.
This piece has also been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.
mushroomhugger101
kimmycakesomg this is really good...i can basically see why he wrote it it was good!!
PurpleMidnightThis is awesome! I wish everyone, especially congress, had a chance to read this. It's tremendous! Thank you for voicing what so many of us think
This poem mentions the bad things of America. Why did you not feel the need to include those. This poem, to me, says that you are not happy with America and that you are a pessimist. If you are this set against America, you should try to fix it full-roundedly or get out of this 'nation of crime and thugs'!!!
mwatt12It's not about everything that is bad with America, not from my perspecitve. I saw it as being about the deterioration of our society from what our Founding Fathers intended. I thought it was amazing and I completely agree with the poet. Epic win.
Shambler92America unveiled. loved the final stanza, short but a punch to the face. http ://teenink .com /opinion/current_events_politics/article/157625/MY-GENERATION-The-New-Youth-The-Building-of-a-New-World/
amazing man, America Unveiled. love the final stanza, short and a punch to the face. i wrote an article about this subject too.
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