Wednesday, February 24, 2016

You Say We Live In A Free Country Comments

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You say we live in a free Country but can you say you are truly free
Of fear of attack from another of which you have no guarantee
We live in fear of suicide bombers or other forms of attack
And the gift of life from once it is taken cannot again be given back
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Francis Duggan
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Sandra Feldman 24 February 2016

Unfortunately there are no Utopias. There is no Country on earth where individual life is totally protected but there are some much worse than others. Your point though is very well taken. Your poem does very masterfully make us realize that none of us, wherever we may be are in fact, totally free. Freedom is best forged in the mind when not manipulated or strangled by political propaganda, which unfortunately is so often the case. Great poem. Well conceived. Makes us think....

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