Petard

Grow up humans! It’s not too late!
Keep separate your church & state!

Imaginary friends are fine.
But forcing thought crosses a line.

They don’t belong inside our schools.
Denying science makes us fools.

Belief’s a choice that’s intimate.
Collective is the state’s remit.

Too late to go our separate ways.
Free speech is where our progress lays.

We must not burn this whole thing down.
We, the people? We wear no crown.

It’s hard enough to just get by.
We should not have to hide & lie.

Sense should always rule this land.
Right now, its reign is in our hand.

A simple choice with pen & ink…
For freedom over what we think.

The harbor lady’s torch & book?
America’s theme? That’s our hook.