Imagined

acts of treason gave
us independence,
we grew strong
with each new day,
within a few brief years
our freedoms brought
us wealth beyond our
wildest imaginations;
we were heroes,
not the villains we
were portrayed to be;
in time, the rest of the world
looked in our direction
for guidance and redirection
and it was us who ended
wars and brought our
world to a perfect state.

3Jul17