Anthem Of Patriotic Faith

Anthem Of Patriotic Faith
© Surazeus
2024 12 09

The patriot and the nationalist both love 
land where they live with opposite intent 
of conceptual approach, one to respect 
social system designed to provide power 
for every person to fulfill their dreams, 
the other to exploit the poor for wealth. 

I want to love the people of my land 
who share ancestors of my tangled genes 
as common explorers from distant lands 
searching for new paradise free from greed 
of men who exploited our hope for wealth, 
but they want to drive newcomers away. 

Because we stole this new fertile land first 
and built empire to protect paradise, 
we band together with weapons of faith, 
but invaders drove us across the sea 
where we have lived free several centuries 
till our own leaders exploit us for wealth. 

I want to sing with heart-swelling respect 
admiring anthem of patriotic faith 
as we assert our right to dwell in peace, 
but fervor to conquer neighboring lands 
and assimilate their wealth in our game 
disregards sovereignty of our self-rule. 

We escaped oppression of monarchy, 
and have lived with justice and liberty 
as colleagues in our strong democracy, 
but rich men contrive to bend federal laws 
that favor their control of our weak lives 
with their corrupt oligarchy of greed. 

As patriot loyal with honest heart 
to democracy, based on liberty 
and equal justice for each citizen, 
I will fight to preserve our way of life 
against the tyrant and his gang of thieves 
who mutiny to steal our Ship of State. 

Old system of oppression wrecks itself 
on jagged sin of racist arrogance 
that cracks privilege of the wealthy elite 
to free marginalized communities 
with noble mission to construct with faith 
new system where all are equal in law. 

With heart inspired by principle of freedom, 
I perform role of the honest patriot 
instead of the deceptive nationalist 
as we unite against dictatorship, 
pledging allegiance to the flag, not man, 
when we rebuild our free democracy.