At risk? <br />Those of an expressed intelligence. <br />And feeling it is shown, <br />To those known wishing to have it suppressed. <br /> <br />At risk... <br />These times not only suspected terrorists threat. <br />Those with a detected consciousness, <br />Have been witnessed to have the best affect... <br />Upon those who have slept. <br />But now have awakened. <br /> <br />And at risk is a conformity, <br />Opened eyes dare to break. <br />And from it willfully shakened. <br />With a more uplifted, <br />And respected patrioticness reflected. <br />That removes a need for greatness to be debated... <br />When again it is felt and not degraded. <br />By overrated propaganda... <br />At risk of being unbelieved as an achievement.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/at-risk-2/
