The "Lady" stood naked in the wind
looking ... ever searching for her mantle
She was
unprotected, unclothed, reprehensible to all
who dared to look
She had grown old and weary
The lines of her battles showed about her
She was no longer bright, beautiful, strong and free
but filthy, seared by wrath, unclothed, having no protection
or ally
Why?
How could she have fallen so far so quickly?
Few could look her way
Their own hearts wanted to betray the truth
but the truth was everywhere
to all who knew her
they knew
they knew
Look not on the United States,
the naked "Lady" for long,
for soon, you will see the sheer devastation
of the prostitute
She is a "whore"
for all her stunts, her greed, her disgrace
She beckons to lie
with assailants, but disdains and betrays
those who have clothed her and protected her in the past
Oh lady, your stench grows daily
and the people, the faithful ones will turn from you
Those who bask in your shadow are those of your ruin
You beckon the poor, the greedy, the unrepentant
and believe that you are noble
and will be removed from all influence
in this world
Watch and see.... as the lady falls
She falls
as the children are torn from the wombs
She falls
as the leaders deceive and steal from the people
She falls
as the once faithful now follow after gain
and recognition, rather than the One who bled and died
She falls
and no one will be there to cover and remove her disgrace
No one
Not one
She falls....
