hark…

Hark… 
(a backhanded anthem)

Hark! the periled youth sing-
Regret over our elected King…
War on earth and mercy lost-
King and sinners reap the cost.
Joyless, all ye nations fall-
Isolated from the denizen’s call.
And when the evangelical proclaim-
Christ reborn in our King by name,
Hark! the periled youth sing-
Regret over our elected King…

America, arose to be adored-
Now’s become worldly abhorred.
Long ago she lost her way-
When man’s greed came into play.
Veiled in politics for all to see-
Too long we’ve accepted this reality.
Now our hearts and minds must clear-
To live a life without fear.
Hark! the periled youth sing-
Regret over our elected King…

Remember the spirit of the Prince of Peace-
Remember piety doesn’t promise righteousness.
Light is the life for all that know-
A life of greed takes a world of toll.
And if we cherish the universe
Might we cherish the all-in-us.
So grab your good neighbor’s hand-
And shout out across the land:
Hark! the periled youth sing-
Regret over our elected King…

1/12/08
M. L. Michael 

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