#americanhistory
America has no king, no crown
upon the greedy mind;
no single voice whose power grows
through fear to rule mankind.
Yet power hums beneath the ground,
its echoes haunt the clay;
for what was built on others’ bones
still breathes beneath the day.
The treaties turned from word to ash,
their pledges swept away;
The Trail still winds through history's grief,
where countless lives gave way.
The children sent to schools reformed,
young buried 'neath the frames,
and from the bones of stolen ground,
souls rose to speak their names.
In petitions and strikes they raised
their banners proud but torn,
to claim the voice denied so long,
a right long fought and worn.
Though ballots cast were hard to win,
their rights were still restrained;
beyond these gains, new walls would rise,
and many hearts constrained.
From south they came, their rights assured,
yet laws would turn away;
in Depression's gloom, homes were seized,
their children torn astray.
Still to this day, their struggle burns,
their courage beat the drum;
with strength they'd bear the torch ahead,
for battles yet to come.
The freedman’s vote was fiercely won,
yet laws would soon betray;
segregated lives bore rough chains,
their trust was cast away.
Yet voices rose, the marches swelled,
their strength would light the stage;
From color, creed, and gender all—
their fight would crown the age.
For rights of birth, of choice, of breath,
their fight persists today;
they said her body was her own,
then wrote her rights away.
The courts may shift, the laws may bind,
but struggle ever turns;
the voices rise, the fight persists,
and each new life must learn.
America has no king, no crown
upon the greedy mind;
Yet power hums beneath the ground,
the pulse of humankind.
We must uphold the rights hard-won,
defend the truth we knew;
each age must prove those words again,
or watch the crown renew.
Jan 6
Jan 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM UTC
I look forward to the re-enactments of historic moments in the pageant of The United States of America. [sic]
Gettysburg, Crossing the Delaware, The Moon Landing, Paul Revere's Ride, The March on Washington, The Storming of the Capital, The Clearing of Lafayette Plaza, The George Floyd ****** The Separation of Families, The Arizona Re-count, The Plot to Assassinate Democratic Governors, The Imprisonment of: Jared, Donny, Eric, Ivanka, Don, Carlson, Greene, Gaetz, Guilianni, Hannity, Conway, McVeigh, Barr [sic] (just to mention a few of the Founding Fuck-Ups.), the death of 650,000 people (the vast majority being innocent), The Pandemic of the Unvaxxed [sic]
After July 4, 2024, History may never be the same. See it now!
Jul 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021 at 3:39 PM UTC