[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE DAY LIBERTY CRIED

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                         HON. RICHARD H. BAKER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2002

  Mr. BAKER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to read a poem entitled ``The 
Day Liberty Cried'' written by a constituent of mine, Scott Rogers.

                         The Day Liberty Cried

                           (By Scott Rogers)

     Just another Tuesday morn
     As people went their way
     The cars, the trains were bustling by
     Another working day
     Although diverse with many faces
     These people shared one hue
     They lived together with Liberty
     Under the colors Red, White, and Blue

     Liberty was the one thing that they shared
     They nurtured Her in their heart
     But little that morn did they realize
     That their world would be torn apart
     Liberty was strong She stood proud
     But on this fateful morn She cried
     In horror She watched as evil attacked
     So many innocent people died

     Liberty bowed Her head that day
     For She felt somehow that She
     Had allowed these acts to come to Her shores
     To the Great Land of the free
     But the evil that attacked Her
     Could not begin to understand
     That Liberty could not be destroyed
     Nor our great love for this great land

     Those who tried to hurt Her
     Could not break Her soul
     And proudly we fought to rebuild what was lost
     Although heavy was our toll
     Each brick that fell was carefully removed
     Each victim we will always remember
     And Liberty is there to remind us all

     Each Eleventh of September
     We will never forget, we must not forget
     Yes, . . . Liberty did cry that day
     But we will never stop pledging ``In God we trust''
     Because? . . . We love this U.S.A.

     

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