Walls Poem by Randy McClave

Unto Russia Ronald Reagan made a call
He said Mr. Gorbachev tear down your wall,
Then all of American's around the world applauded
To his statement with support Lady Liberty nodded.
I remember when the Berlin Wall was torn down
There were cheers and jeers and not one frown,
50,000 people had marched and had protested
Finally that wall was taken down and then it was busted.
The Berlin Wall prevented the West from having influence on the East
And the flow of migrants out of the communist sector deceased,
But, then that wall finally fell
As the voices and the actions of Americans did prevail.
A piece of that wall I have and I keep as a souvenir
On my mantle shelf I keep it here,
As I was one of the million Americans who cried out and shouted
Take down that wall of yours, not once did my beliefs I doubted.
Now sadly history seemingly is repeating itself
As I look at that fragment of the Berlin Wall on my mantle shelf,
Now a U.S President and his followers are complaining with a shout
Let's build us a great wall on the south, to keep everyone out.

Randy L. McClave