|
"A VISITOR FROM THE PAST"
Copyright 1986 by Thelen Paulk
P.O. Box 437, Watervliet, MI
49098-0437
I had a dream the other night,
I didn't understand.
A figure walking through the
mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and
dirty, as he stood there by the bed,
He took off his three-cornered
hat, and speaking low, he said:
"We fought a revolution, to
secure our liberty.
We wrote the Constitution, as a
shield from tyranny,
For future generations, this
legacy we gave,
In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave."
"The freedom we secured for
you, we hoped you'd always keep.
But tyrants labored endlessly,
while your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone, your courage
lost, you're no more than a slave,
>In this, the land of the free
and the home of the brave."
"You buy permits to travel, and
permits to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or
to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you
own, you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in
choosing how the money's spent."
"Your children must attend a
school that doesn't educate.
Your Christian values can't be
taught, according to the state.
You read about the current
news, in a regulated press.
You pay a tax you do not owe,
to please the I.R.S."
"Your money is no longer made
of silver or of gold.
You trade your wealth for
paper, so your life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make
our nation turn from God in shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as
you've traded in your name."
"You've given government
control to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches,
and steal the family farm,
And keep the country deep in
debt, put men of God in jail,
Harass your fellow countrymen,
while corrupted courts prevail."
"Your public servants don't
uphold the solemn oath they've sworn.
Your daughters visit doctors so
their children won't be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and
guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to
slaughter, fighting other people's wars."
"Can you regain freedom for
which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage
or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for
which you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children to
live in fear and be a slave?"
"Sons of the Republic, arise
and take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the
Supreme Law of the Land!
Preserve our great republic and
each God-given right,
And pray to God to keep the
torch of freedom burning bright!"
As I awoke he vanished, in the
mist from which he came.
His words were true, we are not
free. We have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample
each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble, too
afraid to stand and fight.
If he stood by your bedside, in
a dream while you're asleep,
And wondered what remains of
our rights he fought to keep,
What would be your answer, if
he called out from the grave?
Is this still the Land of the
Free and the Home of the Brave?
|
