What Would You Do for Everyone’s Freedom Not Just Your Own?

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If you looked around and saw your country in chaos
And people struggling to survive
What would you do?
If God’s beautiful forests were on fire, hurricanes were causing floods,
And people were evacuated from their homes
What would you do?
If the southern states were denying a woman’s right to an abortion
And you tried to help her and were sued
What would you do?
If your disabled neighbor down the street couldn’t vote
without someone willing to drive them to the pools
What would you do?
If someone you loved would have been in the Capitol Building on January 6th, 2021
What would you have done?
If you could have worn a mask, stayed 6 feet apart, and sheltered in place in March of 2020
And gotten vaccinated to protect yourself and others in March of 2021
What would you have done?
If people took up arms to kill innocent people
Because of the color of their skin or their religion
What would you do?
If the President of the United States
Ended a war that should have never begun
What would you have done?
As we begin to see all of the above coming into focus
And many choose to take up arms instead of loving their brother
What will you do to protect freedom and the lives of others?

Published by Mary K Lanza

Hello: I am a writer who directs your attention to life in the 'now'. My most recent masterpiece is Losing the Boomer Blues. This whimsical story is about 3 old friends traveling back in time to lose their boomer blues. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and fell in love with writing at a very early age. I have written many short stories and poems down through the years. I've won awards but more than that I have won the hearts of my readers. I became a member of the Oakland Art Association in the late '90s and devoted many years to creating collage art but never stopped writing. I decided to start writing Losing the Boomer Blues in 2016 and finished writing it in August of 2018. It was with great pride that I self-published it in October of 2018. This charming story appeals not only to my baby boomer counterparts but to those of all ages who find the Summer of Love a quest for peace, freedom, and equality. The struggle for unity will never die. We are the United States. Divided is an impossibility.

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