The United Strength Of The Whole, a poem
The united strength of the whole;
the moral and intellectual intelligence of the people;
those remaining fountains of empathy;
bring these forth;
let passion join with solemnity;
that love, joy, & peace may abound
sharpen the heart unto braveness;
give it prowess; make that mind bright;
slacken the weights of complacency that lull;
unburden the soul from purchasing the short bread of appeasement
in you & in me; solidarity in allowing the national unity
that is the promise of our Declaration of Independence;
that spirit of liberty that moved Abigail Adams to lay the hay for the tired soldier,
to melt her silverware into bullets
liberty to some, but not to all, such liberty is spotted and sectional;
it calls for division and ingrains acrimony
the unalloyed spirit of liberty
exacted in that Declaration Of Independence is the wellspring,
the foundation of our unity;
it must be understood, defended, protected;
across all generations, without relenting;
in it, we are one nation, we are national
all religions, ethnicities, religions, walks of life;
all inherit the promise of liberty.
Will you stand with your heart and mind awakened in solidarity?
Who is my brother, my sister, my mother?
I will meet you there —
I will meet you in the spirit of unalloyed liberty.
