To Rise Above ....

Prejudice

Discrimination

Segregation

  Tyranny

 Terrorism 

Is a lofty goal

Often waylaid by

Over inflated egos

Enormous personal agendas

Bloated by dreams of personal gain  

The powerful few

Slink through

Our Freedom

Hoping to hoard it all for themselves

On this 4th of July Eve

Let us reflect on the Freedoms

We often take for granted

 

And make a personal pledge of allegiance 

To stand together 

And protect the Freedoms

We are celebrating tomorrow

 

 Never forget

We are ALL the guardians of Freedom

 Military service and uniform is not required

The responsibility to protect our Freedom

Lies with each and every one of us

The only task more difficult than Rising Above

Is

Staying on Top

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."
Martin Luther King, Jr.