The Pledge Poem by Randy McClave

I pledge my honor to this land
As I place over my heart, my right hand,
And I swear my oath to GOD and then to man
Whatever I can do for freedom, I will and I can.
Like all women and men before me, I want to be free
I want to choose my own road and my own destiny,
I do this willingly without any guise
As I know what I am given, it is man’s greatest prize.

Some men are born with freedom and a right
While some men must earn it with blood and a fight,
Some men will take for granted what they are given
Towards that freedom and pride they are not driven;
But, some men are not given that one choice
They speak for it all alone, with just their one voice,
But, that one man, he must always be heard
With his hand over his heart as he speaks one word.

Unto this land’s beliefs I will always defend
Until my last breath and to life’s bitter end,
Freedom I will scream, it is everyone’s right
And dreams and beliefs are in everyone’s sight.
Unto this land I will give my just and my all
I will defend and protect her, she will never fall,
So, I pledge my integrity and loyalty as I stand
To this great country, with my heart and my hand.

Randy L. McClave