THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN

 How will the future unfold
 for our children?
 
 How will the future
 unfold for this world?
 
 In the morning's bright sunshine
 Which flag will unfurl?
 
 Sleep often eludes me
 While I worry and wonder,
 
 as each day brings more turmoil
 and we tear lives asunder.
 
 My child is an adult
 my great-niece is "new"
 
 who will care for the elders,
 the many, the few?
 
 Will I live long enough
 to witness the changes
 
 in the way Rulers rule
 as the Earth rearranges
 
 its people, its oceans,
 its mountains, its land
 
 her farms and her blue skies
 and her hills made of sand.
 
 I have to be hopeful,
 I have to stay true
 
 to the state of our Union
 to the red, white and blue
 
 I just have to believe
 in our people, our faith
 
 that we'll win over evil
 and we'll win over hate.
 
 I believe in the goodness
 of the red, white and blue.
 
 I believe in the future
 of this Country, and you
 
ã Christina 9-5-06