Freedom of Choice

Lucky are those who were born free,      
but senseless--forcing others to take it      
Our very own cognizance of Freedom      
may differ from those we want to impose.      
       
While we clamor for gay and abortion rights,      
and other human rights so many to mention,      
do you really think other people care       
when all their concern is the right to exist?      
       
Do you believe we're truly an advocate for Freedom      
when we encroach on foreign lands to satisfy our craving?      
We just feed the needs of everyone's lust      
for absolute power and total control.      
       
We look dashing when we arrived on sheep's cloaks      
and very eloquent spreading words about Democracy,      
yet, don't you think we are trampling upon someone's rights      
when we leave them no choice to embrace ours?      
       
Those who accept our Trade with open arms        
and support our ideologies, are friendly Allies...      
But how do we treat and call those people      
who are innocent and peaceful before we give them a living Hell?    
      
Have we not learned from History?    
From time immemorial to present generation    
nobody wins a War--except for battles fought,    
but the war mongers and entrepreneurs standing tall.    
   
From the dense jungles to the rugged mountains,    
down by the raging rivers and valleys of Death--    
our young soldiers bravely marched and fought    
losing their limbs and precious lives for naught.      
       
As long as we are engaged in galactic StarWars      
and our greedy hearts don't fail to sustain,      
then my dream of Peace and freedom to choose,      
drifts with the wind, gets buried in the abyss.     
     
       
              
               
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                  Photo source: Sara Dettloff