No prison bars confine him. Rather, king And president outweighed, will bow and yield. He games in human lives; the battlefield His bond investment, he is keen to fling Our staunch Americans into the ring When nations vent their jealous hates. His shield Is wet with woman's tears; his heart is steeled To all but gold and bloody profiting. If you who proudly boast of liberty Within the state applaud the flags unfurled In Wall Street mire, you share his infamy. Above his guns the cries of millions hurled Against Hell's furnace, rise to Heaven! And free From scars the master craven stalks the world. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LITTLE BOY FOUND, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI: 5. THE STEVEDORES by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER THE MODERN MOTHER by ALICE MEYNELL THE LAIRD O' COCKPEN by CAROLINA OLIPHANT NAIRNE THE CLERKS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE ALTAR STONE by RICHARD ALEXANDER |