04-06-2026, 12:44 AM
Under God
In order to separate us
from the godless communists,
those two simple words
were added to the US
Pledge of Allegiance in 1954-
the year I was born. It was
recited across the land
before each school day began.
Two years later In God We Trust
became the official motto
of the United States.
Somehow, we must have
believed these additions
would insulate, and protect
us, from ourselves.
contiguous
although we may share borders
we're walled off in our minds
we add to the disorder
by hiding behind signs
then call it law and order
when we draw the line
In order to separate us
from the godless communists,
those two simple words
were added to the US
Pledge of Allegiance in 1954-
the year I was born. It was
recited across the land
before each school day began.
Two years later In God We Trust
became the official motto
of the United States.
Somehow, we must have
believed these additions
would insulate, and protect
us, from ourselves.
contiguous
although we may share borders
we're walled off in our minds
we add to the disorder
by hiding behind signs
then call it law and order
when we draw the line