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No, You Cannot MAG
It is a new nation,
a nation that proudly proclaims:
“Yes we can.”
But what power holds “yes we can,”
when America has told many of our
brothers and sisters
“no, you cannot”?
You cannot follow your heart.
You cannot move forward.
You cannot take a hand.
You cannot break the mold.
“Marriage is a holy bond
for a man and a woman
it is not yours to taint,” they say.
Where is the future?
Relentlessly we must
keep striving for a better day.
We must stop this hatred
and bring about change in the
wake of defeat.
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Did you know, Jaded, that America was originally created by our forefathers as a Christian nation? In the beginning, Christ, the Word, the Gospel, the Godhead, were our priorities, to be put above all else, including our own thoughts and feelings. It should not disappoint you that they are making laws based on the Christian religion. It should make you wonder how we strayed so far from what we started with.
-Torch Morris
I as well you could say applaud this comment but never assume that age defines a persons intelligence as you did by your comment on emphasizing the word teen please.
Sorry, I meant to spell
Religion, not "Religiong."
Ha ha.
This is a good poem doll.Those who are shamelessly self promoting on someone else's work should really be embaressed. Read this poem, and give your feedback, but don't use this as an open spot to promote yourself. Do that elsewhere, not on others work. The constitution gives us the right to freedom of religion, this includes to not have a religiong also, so why in most states here in the U.S the goverment is still making laws based on the Christian religion is a mystery, and dissapointment to me. I'm also in no way saying those of homosexuality cannot also have religious beliefs of course!
I love this poem.
Good job!
