I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,
and to the Justice for which it stands,
Except for those celled at GITMO
One nation under God, indivisible,
With liberty and justice for all
Except for those celled at GITMO
I notice that you wrote the poem on February 8 in Thailand. It's only February 7 here in Brazil. You are a day ahead of us!
Very well balanced. Repetition of ' Except for those celled at GITMO'.
As of 16 August 2016, there were Sixty-one DETAINEES remaining there. Mother Liberty is weeping.
I wonder if it would be 'extralegal' if a Secret Service agent shot a person who was aiming a gun, for example, at our president.
'Hank, yeah, life is not perfect in this high-and-mighty country, BUT some 'wars' are sometimes avoided or fought by use of extralegal methods. *** *** 'Definition of extralegal: not regulated or sanctioned by law'
I have been reading more about Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) since I made my first comment. In a sense, your poem is timeless.
11 January 2018 marks the 16th anniversary since GITMO opened. Currently 41 detainees remain.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Welcome back, Hank! Good to see you writing again!