The Sunset of 2006
I've often walked down this lovely path, with hope in my heart,
And as the sun sets upon 2006, I feel weary and discouraged,
I felt no victory or joy when Saddam was hung, couldn't watch it,
The pain of a divided America fills my mind, my country at war.
I wonder where the civility and respect has gone, and dignity,
The walls of civilization have been breached, left unrepaired,
We struggle, divided equally with no one winning, all losing,
Yet our integrity, morals & values as a nation steadily decline.
It's not to foreign soil that we should look, but upon our shores,
That erode and wash away with tides of lack of respect, dignity,
There's no replacement for respect and honor, no refuge in words,
That doesn't reflect the truth of all things, regardless of the cost .
It grieves me that our nation is paralyzed, unhappy; without focus,
As the left struggles with the right, in a war of words & attrition,
That no one wins, because both sides lack the credibility to win,
Yet we are mired in the mud of a verbal, political civil war.
As I look to the end of this year, and a new year and it's promise,
I wonder if we will again squander our possibilities and dreams,
Wasting precious time as the world and our country suffers,
All because of pride, the need to win, the loss of moral fiber.
Contributed by: RyanDonavon
New Year's Eve, 2006
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