Bad 9-11 poetry: ‘Untitled’
More bad poetry inspired by 9-11. (See this entry for background.)
Untitled
by Sharee Thomas
America
Choice land,
A gift from God.
Freedom,
Fought for
and earned
By generations
of the past.
Wealth,
unparalleled,
bought by sacrifice
endurance
commitment.
Opportunity,
Rights,
Privilege…
Defended
by honest mentors.
America,
Beautiful,
in diversity;
Corruptors
will not stand…
Destroy not
This great land.
Let us take
each other’s hand,
We who love
our liberty!
Let our weapons be
faith,
undaunted courage,
honor, integrity.
Let us preserve for
our posterity…
the heritage
That fills our hearts
with love today.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:51 am
I UNDERSTAND NOW! The terrorists *actually* hate America because of our amateur poets!
Man. Good thing I don’t a) know where Sharee Thomas lives, and b) own a Cessna.
November 10th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I think it’s good. I don’t share the view presented, because I think it omits some obvious historical and present problems which prevent me from “feeling” the heroic bent that the poet has expressed. But that doesn’t keep the poem itself from being good. I like it.