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Danny B. Bourg is the author of "Poems of Life", a book that features over a hundred of his earliest poems. His work has appeared on Poetry.com and in a hardbound collection by multiple poets. Some of his most heartfelt work is posted on the Officer Down Memorial Page. He has written numerous songs and is awaiting the publication of four additional collections of his poems.

Freedom's Domain by Danny B Bourg

America the beautiful, thou tarnished child

Caught in the ashes, of men gone wild

A piece of your landscape, made to fall

But, Oh! Lady Liberty, she still stands tall

Fear not America, you are so strong

The backbone of society, carried others too long

I know your heart, a giver to many

But for your kindness, the scars run plenty

So many years, we have embraced freedom's soil

Now we find ourselves, caught in this toil

You have showed the world, united we stand

For no one can tear apart, this bond of man

So many of your children, tragically died

If only time can erase, these tears we've cried

Your front door a welcome mat, made for peace

But taken advantage of, your children decease

Today I am prouder than ever, to be American born

To hold high the stars and stripes, our nation has worn

Because in crisis, this nation rises so tall

When things around us, crumble and fall