Taken for granted

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."~Abraham Lincoin

There is one thing we all take for granted

Freedom 

It isn't as precious to us as when this country started

It isn't as valuable as the biggest jewel 

Wither we think it or not 

We take this sacred meaning for granted

Its a safety being slowly taken away 

Stolen from all of us 

Unnoticed to those in luxury 

We say the pledge everyday 

I sit and wonder how many don't mean it

Its just an automatic thing we are taught to say 

Day after day?

How can we all be so careless with this precious thing? 

Those who are devoted to it serve to protect it

Do we ever just stop and think

About how freedom isn't free

Or do we take it all for granted

Seeing how we don't defend it 

Is freedom still that sacred piece of hope?

Or do we all just take it for granted?

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I like your message, but I'm wondering if you mean to say "taking for granted"? Good reminder to appreciate our freedoms.

[outspoken1234]

Thanks I fixed the spelling error.