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E Pluribus Unum

November 23, 2013
By -Hopeless- GOLD, Hudson, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The lines that have no rhyme, are the ones that mean the most&quot; -Me-<br /> <br /> &quot;Are you with me, or will you fall to your knees?&quot; - We came as romans-

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Out of many, we the few.
We are different, from all of you.
Out of many, one.
Those who survive, none.
I choose these words, they say choose wise.
I picked the words, that most despise.
Words not changing, words not new.
Words that stand, words that are true.
Out of many, there is but one.
One nation and a smoking gun.
The blood on their hands, count the sum.
E pluribus unum.
Out of many, one.
Read these words until your mind goes numb.
One of the first, one of the last.
A nation haunted by a nation's past.

© Amy Joy S., Joelton, TN

The author's comments:
Just something I wrote that I felt reflected on what our nation has become. A mockery to the very word "free". I wrote this based on something written on the very money that our nation kills each other to collect. Out of many, one. A nation's motto. Our motto should haunt us.
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