I constructed this statue after visiting Philadelphia for the first time; a man with a triumphant fist in the air, representing the freedom we fought so hard to gain. Now with a new President we move forward in support and hold true to our values. The freedom statue has tattooed down his arm the following poem, which was influenced and taken from some of my favorite lyrics.
"Last night, we sat and watched the tele as the new caster began to cry when she read about the people who died, and Mr. Stevens was crying for freedom, but as for freedom it doesn't cry it yells:
Freedom is not domination!
Freedom is not competition!
Freedom is the ability to feel love for everyone.
And Dr. King, I think often of you and the love that you learned from Jesus, you cried:
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Utah.
Let freedom ring from the sun kissed sahuaros of Arizona. Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!"
2 comments:
I always loved that statue.
What adorable boys. Keep it up you two!
-Georgia
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