52 words written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 were meant to be a guiding light to make America great.
It began with certain concepts on the kind of country we should be.
With a hope these words would be self-evident throughout our history.
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'That if we can't resolve these differences…our democracy will be gone and the 52 words meant to guide us won't be worth the paper they were written on…' - Absolutely true!
Thank you for writing this! It is so well-thought out, points out the lapses we have had, yet doesn't scream invective at the culprits who probably each of us at one time or another. I would put this on my fav list but PH no longer offers that opportunity. I would give it a ten but PH only offers a 5 and actually doesn't offer a ranking scale that works. Just please know I think this is an excellent and intelligent poem. Mr. Yerman! ! !