TATTERED DREAMS
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
TATTERED DREAMS
Corruption gnaws a noble dream
Losing the true way
Lost voice can't scream
Can't whisper, can't pray
Where do you stand
When the deck is stacked?
Do you see the Hand
That has always backed?
Perception is nothing
Visions aren't real
Twisted chorus they sing
Not voicing what we feel
The lie is whispered truth
The motto is a tarnished ruin
Where is the hope of our Youth?
In God we shall trust?
The Land of the Free
The braved the oceans storm
Crossed the wild raging sea
They had no shelter to keep warm
Now I stand here and have to say
As the Cross is taken down
What happened to America's dream
Lying dead on the dusty ground?
Don't mention God, absurd!
The foundation of our very nation
Has always been God's Word
It's been our very Salvation!
Being gay? It's okay
Right here in our rules
What? You want to pray?
Not in OUR schools!
Our hypocrisy is plain to all
And one way or another
Truth is going to have to call
Where are you my brother?
Stand in Truth agate lie
Faith will lead the way
Across the land we pass by
People will start to pray
By faith love the just
And the dam will burst free
Salvation if we trust
The One who sets us free!
O' find the golden dream
Finding paths to the true way
Binding the Devil's every scheme
When we shout, when we pray
Amen
About this poem
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33
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Written on April 16, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on April 16, 2024
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Characters | 1,298 |
Words | 273 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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