What Must I Do?
By Floyd Emmerling, Bee Branch, AK
The Justin family were sore distressed.
An elder son besmirched their honored name.
They knew the truth, though he had not confessed
the shady deals that brought him wealth and fame.
With clever writ he’d neatly skewed the deal
and trusting souls knew everything was fine,
but having now received the notary’s seal,
a sinister message shows between the lines.
If you’re a little brother in that clan
and family name is all the world to you
where does true loyalty now make you stand?
What must you do, my friend? What must you do?
And likewise when our nation goes to war
because intelligence says it’s a must,
but then you learn intelligence was skewed.
The war is just the consequence of lust
for world dominion. We must be on top.
King of the mountain, that’s what we must be;
We’re strong, so we deserve to call the shots.
We’re told that that’s the thing that makes us free.
If you’re a patriot and love our land;
America means everything to you.
Where does true loyalty now make you stand?
What must you do, my friend? What must you do?
