Liberty Bell

like the country

for which it stands;

it is not perfect;

cracked and worn,

it symbolizes

all that is good,

and all that is bad,

strength and power,

surrounded by

uncertainty and fragility,

it is in the flaws that the measure

of its real strength may be seen,

for therein lies the dream

which so many have sacrificed,

therein lies the challenge

upon which it was built,

not for the high and mighty,

but for the huddling masses,

the lost and lonely,

the tired and weak,

seeking refuge

from the storm,

ringing out

liberty and justice

for all.

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