
Written on Independence Day
the day that Americans celebrate and play
I thought about this as we walked the park
and of those times when life was dark
little did that Congress know
what course of events that would flow
that mighty decision they did make
and the risks that they did take
in order to be the land of the free
and to become the greatest country
the most powerful Nation in the World
everywhere the flag is unfurled
history has many tales
of countries who did prevail
and become the strongest in the world
everywhere their flag unfurled
History does also show
that those kingdoms of so long ago
did not last the pace of time
and their power did decline
to be replaced by a stronger foe
one whose knowledge had already grown
and so, history carries on
and how soon before they are gone
and will that apply to the USA
or is it a country here to stay
who knows which way the pendulum swings
and who will be the very next king
it is only a question of time
before this country starts to decline
except this time our conquerors will wait
for our own people to dissipate
as we fight and squabble among ourselves
in the struggle to control with no safety valve
and many citizens carry guns
with freedom to defend their own actions
because the Constitution clearly states
Freedom to bear arms for safety’s sake
and when our own internal strife
has taken over our very lives
that is when the next of our foes
will take over this country as it knows
that our internal mistrust and unrest
will do the job maybe for the best
as in this ever-changing world
nothing is the same and our flag will be furled
no longer the great US of A
but a part of history as we had our day
it will probably take several more years
and in the end our own worst fears
because in our Nation so big and so strong
its own people could not get along
and it will not need an outside force
its own people will change the course
thank goodness I will be long gone
and it will be for others to carry on.
Written 07/04/2022 Read my other poems at https://pondblog2011.com
I think you’re right. We were always a strong country but now we are decaying from within and people are just letting it happen.
It has happened throughout history that strong countries eventually implode.