Sometimes I think about patriotism and the passion it generates. I wonder if it has a dark side. I certainly appreciate my country of birth and feel pride at my fellow countrymen’s achievements. Yet, I cannot help thinking about the fabulous song by John Lennon. I am talking about “Imagine.”
Maybe there should be no countries, no barriers between races or religions. Perhaps we should simply be citizens of planet Earth. I wrote this poem as a viewpoint to be considered.
Live well,
Ollie Lind
Country
We stand so proud of origin
yet history shows us where we’ve been.
National pride sets us apart
from others, so that from the start
others are different and not the same
who live on mountain, not the plain.
Nations form and people hate
the stranger standing at our gate.
Why should our view be oh, so slanted
our vow to love so oft recanted.
If we try we really can
become the brotherhood of man.
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view