Guest Poem

The Coming of the Messiah Copyright, 2012

America!

I come bearing a Mighty Scheme.

I bring you — Hope — Change – Everything!

I promise to take care of you

from the cradle to the grave,

even help you in it.

America!

I come bearing a Mighty Scheme.

I bring you – Hope – Change – Everything!

I promise to take care of you

Every Day— and – Every Hour in it.

You don't need to do the planning.

America!

I come bearing a Mighty Scheme.

I bring you Hope — Change – Everything!

I promise to take care of you.

You don't need to tax your brain.

I Know What's Best for You.

America!

I come bearing a Mighty Scheme.

I bring you Hope – Change – Everything!

I promise to take care of you.

I'll rid you of your noble soul,

the soul that mapped your Noble Dream.

America! Once the envy of All Nations –

now but a faint, flickering flame –

a soul vastly overrated.

It's not so great a thing – it's just a dream.

Yes – a Dream Supreme! But still – just a dream.

America! I come bearing a Mighty Scheme.

I bring you Hope – Change – Everything!

You've no need for an antique dream.

It's not so great a thing – it's just a dream.

America! Hand it over!

Marietta Bakes Knapp