My Town
MY TOWN IN THE PLACE WHERE
MY HOUSE IS FOUND,
BUSINESS IS LOCATED, AND
WHERE MY VOTE IS CAST.
IT IS WHERE MY CHILDREN ARE
EDUCATED, AND WHERE MY LIFE IS.
MY TOWN HAS A RIGHT TO MY CIVIL LOYALTY,
IT SUPPORTS ME AND I SHOULD SUPPORT IT.
MY TOWN WANTS MY CITIZENSHIP,
NOT MY PARTISANSHIP.
MY FRIENDLINESS NOT MY DISSENSIONS.
MY SYMPATHY, NOT MY CRITICISMS.
MY INTELLIGENCE NOT MY INDIFFERENCE.
MY TOWN SUPPLIES ME WITH PROTECTION,
TRADE, FRIENDS, EDUCATION,
SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND THE RIGHT TO
FREE MORAL CITIZENSHIP.
IT HAS SOME THINGS BETTER THAN OTHERS.
THE BEST THINGS I SHOULD SEE TO MAKE BETTER.
THE WORST THINGS I SHOULD HELP TO SUPPRESS.
TAKE IT ALL-IN-ALL,
IT IS MY TOWN
AND IT IS ENTITLED TO THE BEST THERE IS IN ME.
Circa 1930
Contributed by Mayor Evelyn Obenour
Domino Game, 7pm Community Center
