I stand for the man Who cannot get justice in any court For the poor man Who only gets a moral lecture from the judge, -- Platitudes about the Declaration of Independence; About one man in America having as good a chance as another, And a sentence for thirty days, six months or a year. I stand for the man Who does not like so much talk about the flag By women who are fond of color; By men who rob the people And who foment war for their profit. I stand for the man Who is sick of this piffle About God From ministers and millionaires, Who seem to own God, He treats them so well. I feel better for the blows I receive As the friend of undesirable citizens. My revolt is a little of the revolt in them. My insults are a part of the blows they receive. If I do not explode With as much love and hate as they do, And get lodged in jail, I can at least suffer a little on their account. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TWO MYSTERIES by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE SONG by ARTHUR WILLIAM EDGAR O'SHAUGHNESSY TWO POEMS TO HANS THOMA ON HIS SIXIETH BIRTHDAY: 1. MOONLIGHT NIGHT by RAINER MARIA RILKE COME UP FROM THE FIELDS FATHER by WALT WHITMAN A WOMAN'S APOLOGY by ALFRED AUSTIN HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 1 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |