BUILD THAT WALL



BUILD THAT WALL

Build that wall!
Build that wall!
Build that wall!
Build that wall!

Build your wall all you ancient ones!
You sat on your ivory sofa, behind your protective
fences of decorated stone.
Like plantation owners of old, your heart has
become weak and lazy.
Suppressing the growth of men, women and children.
Even the taking of crumbs from the poor,
needy and disabled.

In a country built by multicolor of souls.
In unison they asked, "A wall for what?"
A wall for those primitive thinkers?
A wall for those repetitional failures?
A wall for those tragical stories?
A wall for those selfish minds?

Build that wall all you political leaders!
You hide behind your unlawful, disorderly police
and military forces.
Disregard of oath to God and His people.
Kicking sand in the eyes of the innocent
and justice seekers.
You, who are treacherous, fearful and unreasonable accusers.

Build that wall!
Build that wall!
Build that wall!
Build that wall!

Build your wall all you ancient ones.

About this poem

The poem expresses the minds of powerful men who build walls like ancient days. Only they know the true motives behind theirs reasoning.

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Written on April 01, 2024

Submitted by Monday13 on April 01, 2024

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Scheme A AAAA Bxxxxxxx xxccxx cxxxxcc AAAA B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,001
Words 203
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 8, 6, 7, 4, 1

Monroe William Fannin, Jr

Monroe William Fannin, Jr, an American songwriter and poet. "Tell Me Something..." have several works that received three Editor's Choice Awards (ILP) for his outstanding achievement in poetry. Several poems have been transformed into loving melodies. more…

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