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By Anonymous

   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.




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Shambler92 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 10 2010 at 12:12 pm
Shambler92 PLATINUM, Buenos Aires, Other
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America 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/
mwatt12 SILVER said...
on Dec. 19 2009 at 7:10 pm
mwatt12 SILVER, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. " -Ayn Rand

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It'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.
Sabe88 said...
on Dec. 8 2009 at 12:26 pm
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'!!!
Sally said...
on Nov. 30 2009 at 5:46 pm
ok this makes no sence
FlyleafFreak DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 1:43 pm
FlyleafFreak DIAMOND, Loveland, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"I have faith in fools;self confidence my friends call it"~Edger Allan Poe
"In this world of infinite insanity, your friends are the best psychiatrists you will ever have."~Me

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This 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
JohnnyBravo said...
on May. 7 2009 at 1:42 am
WOW!!! AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE
darrl4 said...
on Feb. 19 2009 at 2:09 am
that was aswome
Novee Shanee Orcajada said...
on Jan. 6 2009 at 6:37 pm
cool yo!