November 9
is World Freedom Day to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall
For 28 years
this wall of shame, movement from East Berlin did forestall
People in
East Germany kept voting with their feet, fleeing to the West
To escape
the economic misery and the fears of late night Stasi arrest
Close to 4
million escaped on a one way ticket ride
The best and
brightest among them heading to West Germany’s side
Freedom to
express, freedom to one’s life control
A wall of
shame for too many years took its toll
The Iron
Curtain could not withstand the desires of people to be free
Within two
years it fell after the Berlin Wall like a termite infested tree
© November
9, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
Alaskanpoet
for Hire, Poems to Admire
Poet
Extraordinaire Beyond Compare
Rhymes on
the Memorable Times
The Perfect
Gift, All Recipients to Receive a Lasting
Lift
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