WERE YOU THERE??

[Chana3812]

Were You There?



I’ve been to many places

I’ve seen a lot of things

I’ve had my share of sorrows

That living always brings



I’ve had a lot of memories

Etched into my mind

I’ve looked for many answers

That I never seemed to find



I’ve witnessed many sorrows

On my journey through this life

I’ve seen the poor and desperate

Whose days are filled with strife



I’ve been witness to the conflicts

That have grown into a war

I’ve watched as people suffered

Till our Nation cried “no more!”



I remember very well the day

My best friend waved good bye

As he headed off to Vietnam

Never thinking he would die



I recall the day they unveiled The Wall

To honor those fallen men

But I could not help but wonder

What all of them could have been



I could only hope that our Nation learned

From their precious sacrifice

That war is not the answer

And is never worth the price



But now that lesson seems forgotten

As we are embroiled once again

In a conflict without reason

Where we pay the price with men



But lately I’ve been wondering

What the future holds in store

As our leaders blindly take us

Down the well-worn path of war



As I look back upon the centuries

To wars caused when leaders lied

And a haunting question comes to mind:

“Were you there when America died?”



Did you watch the Towers fall

Did you see the people die

Did you hear the President lie to us

As he looked us in the eye



Were you so filled with hunger

To avenge these terrible acts

That you overlooked the obvious

And accepted the so-called facts



Did you watch our sons and daughters

Depart for that foreign land

Did you begin to wonder

If the reason lay beneath the sand



Did you watch the nightly news

As they announced the body count

Did your faith begin to waver

As the numbers began to mount



Were you proud of our men in uniform

And the terrible price they paid

Did you feel the sting of shame

When you learned about Abu Ghraib



Did you watch the foreign press

Report the news unvarnished

Did it hurt when you realized

That America’s image had been tarnished



Did the truth begin to dawn on you

That perhaps this war was planned

That this was just a sinister plot

To grab their oil-rich land



Did a feeling of disgust

Begin to seep into your being

As the blinders were removed

You couldn’t believe what you were seeing



Did you finally begin to realize

That this war was just a sham

And that our nation was being led

Into another Vietnam



If these questions have upset you

And disturbed you through the night

Then perhaps it’s time to take a stand

And help to make it right



So let our voices ring

And be heard from shore to shore

Let our nation’s leaders know

We won’t tolerate this war



Seek the truth about 9-11

Uncover everyone who lied

Expose their evil conspiracy

Make them pay for those who died



Search for truth about what happened

Draw from every source you can

Don’t let anyone convince you

This was not an evil plan


It will take a grass roots movement

And we can’t afford to fail

So resolve yourself to speaking out

Till we see them all in jail



Don’t worry about retribution

The risk is worth your sacrifice

If we don’t pull together

America pays the price



I look forward to the day

When we all stand hand in hand

And begin to right the wrongs

That have enslaved this mighty land



We must impeach the evil Neo-Cons

Who led us down the wrong track

And abide by our constitution

Let’s take America back!



One day soon we can all look back

And be proud we took a stand

So that Government of and by the people

Did not vanish from this land.


God Bless America !


written by Dave Simmons

[Tonya]

Wow, thanks for sharing that. That would be good for open mic night on Monday after the 9/11 events.

[Tonya]

l just reread it and damn, it really speaks to me.
Really, thanks for sharing!!!!! Sometimes in this long fight we need rallying words like this to make it all alright.

[Chana3812]

Dave is reading this at the Memorial in downtown Tampa on Monday morning. Hope everyone is listening.

When we decided to plan the event, we kept it apolitical and non-partisan, and never mentioned 9-1 truth.

Dave poem is gonna be a Sneak Attack.