Andromeda

Would you fight for liberty?
Well, she won't fight for thee.
When you sally battleward,
She dallies under a tree.

When you grab her by the collar
And drag her to the lines,
Where you shove a rifle at her --
She falls to her knees and whines.

Liberty's not heroic,
Brave or brawny or bold,
She won't stand up for you
Or shelter you when you're old.

No, she lays around imperiled,
Invites her enemies home --
She lets them draw their blades out
And helps them whet the stone.

You rush inside to shield her,
From knives pressed to her neck,
Knock them safely to the floor,
But then she gives them back.

And finally you must save her
From endangering herself
In wiretaps you wrap her
And lock her in a cell.

Wiretapped and chained, she'll die there,
Because Liberty must be free.
The price for her life is hazard,
As they say, freedom isn't free.

Now will you fight for Liberty
When she can't fight for thee?
You've nothing to lose but your wiretaps,
And your complacency.