When Men Keep Other Men in Chains
Good is submerged and evil reigns,
the soul of a nation slowly dies,
when men keep other men in chains.
No trace of decency remains
when men believe biological lies.
Good is submerged and evil reigns.
Oppression with its scourge ingrains,
bigotry takes root while conscience flies,
when men keep other men in chains.
Respect for law sometimes restrains
the evil tendencies that rise
when good is submerged and evil reigns.
Advance is not without its pains.
Love accepts while hate denies,
and still men keep other men in chains.
The nation suffers its stresses and strains,
but that should not be a great surprise
when good is submerged and evil reigns
and men keep other men in chains.
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July 2020