RE WRITE

Hey. so I stumbled across an old poem I did (I think it's in my older arts page) and I decided to fix it up a bit. work in progress, because honestly, the original version was horrible LOL.

Oh Canada, Our home and native land…

Native? Exaggerated terms that are a little creative

 We are immigrants brought by the people who entered land to invade it

Thinking that European culture would make good and emancipate it

When all it really, did was enslave it.

Forcefully assimilated the Natives

Stole the peace they created

Returned their kindness with hatred

And called it progress.

True patriot love, in all thy sons command...

Using the term love loosely, lying profusely

Two-faced giants, morally non compliant

Euphemizing history in hopes that they can hide it

Why fight? Just re write. Forget and start fresh.

So we offer help in hopes to redeem ourselves, and prove we’re the best

And all of a sudden we are Peace Keepers…

With Glowing hearts, we see the rise...

But have we really risen?

So many innocents in prison. Flawed judicial systems

That keeps the wealthy men winning?

The True North strong and free...

Slaves to society, for what’s a chain if it’s called by a different name?

Capitalism tied around our necks, consumerism anchoring our feet

Western greed that prevents struggling families to eat

While the rich get richer, and the poor live in frustration

It’s all mental slavery, just minus the plantation.

From far and wide, Oh Canada! We stand on guard for thee

God keep our land...

God bless us in all our wrong doings

The materials we’re pursuing

The people we’ve brought unto ruin

Because to build a nation, we must destroy a people

History proves to that progress comes from stepping over the feeble

Glorious and Free...

Smile, and salute.

This is patriotism. This is progress. This is Canada.

Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee!

Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee!