To ask of her more
Likened to calling her a whore
By those some deplore.
But hey, go divide us more at Mt. Rushmore.
Is this a nation
or merely an imitation
fueled by a blinding culture war
that prevents us from more?
The individual stripping the individual.
A more perfect union.
An idea of perpetual betterment.
Hindered by collective resentment.
An idea not met.
The battle is not over yet.
Self-evident, but not wholly present.
Is the future merely the continued present?
Liberty, but to what end?
Oh, please tell me, my friend.
Posit that it is positive.
Please do not test positive.
Just due to one who posited it as negative.
Refusing to mask it
Complicit with the caskets.
If it is destructive, we must alter.
Being wary not to return the same to the altar.
A government of, by, and, for.
To serve, not be served.
Do not be reserved.
Voice your issue.
We shall not eschew.
E. Aaron Baughman's Eclectic Mess 