The first one rang
Silence was all that over came
The thoughts in our minds
As we talked through the sound of our times
A snap at first
A crackle ain't the worst
But when The Boom was the sound
It was difficult to believe that it was someone just messing around.
The 4th of July before isn't something to ignore.
It was some of the worst news I have ever heard before.
Waking up to hear some people got hurt.
Now the only life they get to live
Is the life
That resides in America's dirt
The dirt that we used to grow our food.
The dirt that saw blood over decades of use.
The dirt that I grabbed handfuls of as a kid.
The dirt that buried all my kin.
__________________________
They died in this land as well.
By their own choice.
With freedom ringing from the Liberty Bell.
One last breath
For the tree of life to grab
The last exhale
Of the life they had
That means a lot to me
During our country's trying times
It's a friendly reminder
That they fucking tried
They taught me to face the world together.
Weather it's a nasty winter storm
Or the beautiful summer weather. ____________________________
We don't get to pick when the time is right.
To celebrate all our lives all in one night.
But with a country underneath our feet like this
I know i want to say
"I fucking stood."
Rather then hid
Hid from the storm that came our way.
Hid from the truth by what we can't say.
Hid from the dirt that we all grabbed as little kids.
Hid from what no longer can be hid.
This is our time to rise with our flag.
Because this is our nation to be had.
It is our nation built by our American dads.
And American mothers.
And American sisters.
And American brothers.
It is our nation that I will not let be undone.
Happy 4th of July.
Sincerely,
An American son.
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