{"id":685,"date":"2014-05-26T14:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T14:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=685"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:22:33","slug":"for-the-sake-of-those-born-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"for the sake of those like me ~ born free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I was born free   ~
the same year \u2026.
as the \u201957 Chevy
how cool
as my generation
would say
my last name
Hamilton
a great American surname
like a founding father
who may have been shot
because of being
a bit prideful
but was able to grasp
the full ideal of freedom
as a young man
never to be a believer
in slavery
nor owned
another
human being
my Scot Irish grandfather
and father
taught me
the meaning
of
don\u2019t<\/em>
tread<\/em>
on me<\/em>
as they knew it
my dad served
in the Korean war
and like his father
my brother was in the Navy
I graduated from high school
during the time
after Vietnam
where there was no draft
I didn\u2019t even have to register
even though
I grew up a middle of the \u201870\u2019s
child \u2026..  carefree
and hopeful
all the ills of the world
would be solved
by the time I was old   ~
~   only
\u2018cause
I was raised
in the land of the free
was I lucky enough
to be so gullible
and for that
kind of freedom
I am truly appreciative
of all those
who have lost
their lives \u2026\u2026   defending
my right to be free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in remembrance of them
and what they’ve done
men and women
I fly Old Glory
on Memorial Day
as is the tradition
of my country
to honor true heroes
and the sacrifice they made
for the sake of those
like me  ~  born free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image & Words  by  ~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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