Happy Anniversay (And Pardon My Flag-Waving) by Amy WustrinThis city had a smile
Miles long and stunning
And she lit up this whole country's face
She offered this world a beauty
unquestionable, unparalleled
And her prosperity,
her liberty, her cheer
Struck an angry chord
in the hearts of evil, envious men
So they plotted
and they planned
Like theives itching to pull off
the jewel heist of a century
That had only just begun
To diminish her beauty
they knocked out her front teeth
To threaten her liberty
they punched holes to weaken her defenses
And to steal her joy
they left terror and uncertainty in her very heart...
Her people
But America..........The Beautiful (Never Forget)
she is not vain or self-pitying
Like the men who violated her
So she smiles on through her city
showing her strength and pride
Through her vulnerability
They said America
is selfish
But proved instead
how generous she is
They wanted to show her to be
arrogant, irrational, and violent
(yes, just like them)
But instead she showed the world
that she is humble and patient
And capable of enormous restraint
when her wrath could be mighty and merciless
But a battered housewife will only wait
so long for the system to work with her
Before the welfare of her children rises above
family court proceedings
Or international law
and she has to take matters into her own hands
To protect them
So America is hunting her assailants down
and one by one
She.
Will.
Have.
Her.
Justice.
05/29/2004 Posted on 05/29/2004 Copyright © 2025 Amy Wustrin
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