Quest for Liberty

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Quest for Liberty
by Phyllis Schatz

For five decades and more
I watched in isolated dismay
As one by one the freedoms
Of my childhood slipped silently away

Where has Liberty gone? I cried
Can it be the Bill of Rights has died?

Through the Magic of Internet
Like-minded souls I gladly met
LP will save you, they spoke
Come join us, 'tis no joke

But only Rep and Dem are truly of note
To think otherwise is to waste a vote

All want to be free, yet fear the cost
Of state entitlements to be lost
Show us this is no dream, they entreat
Then your standards we will gladly meet

Enter the answer to hopes and dreams
Free State Project, the greatest of schemes

Gather in one state to make presence known
Where freedom and tolerance will be shown
A shining example for all to see
'Til all the nation demands to be free

We seek not force, but to assist
Bringing back the freedom that's been missed

Free State Project, you are so great
You will make a near-perfect state
20,000 to show the way
That Liberty may come in our day