The Shadows of A Life series is about a journey. From the lonely writer, to being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, to being an educator, a student, to relationships, to politics, to America's history, to being human. I hope with each volume to rattle your cage in some small way. That's what poetry is all about...stringing some type of emotion along a winding road. A Given Price travels the road of undiscovered truths. Why have Americans become so blind to what they have been given? Why have we forgotten the reason why this country was born? God has always been at the head of our ship. The men who sacrificed everything for what we have now never thought twice about who was in charge. American citizens have allowed this very truth to be taken, twisted, and cast away instead of trying to protect a future, a tomorrow.Some men, long ago, gathered together and built a great country. Not on theory or ideals, but on truth. They knew that no matter what happened, God would always protect us...and without God, we would be nothing. Instead of holding on to that, we have let the elite of this country and other countries control what America is supposed to be about. In order to revive what these men formed long ago, we have to see reality...the truth that God is a part of this country if you like it or not. It's a road we have traveled...it's a road we will travel again.