by Jeph Johnson
As those considered legendary
Slowly erode into infamous
And everything counterfeit
Reemerges legitimate
There comes a time
In our enlightened evolution
To revolt:
The root word of "revolution"
It does not mean
To orbit
Or circle the wagons
Or forfeit
Not seeking control;
Instead freedom from it
So the slogan remains:
"Land of the free,
Home of brave"
And is not disempowered
To read:
"Land of the enslaved,
Home of the coward"