adventures of a typical high school student

America, you shine today
we look past your flaws and the chinks
in your armor to see the best in our
past, present, and future

we light the sky up in every color
for you. in honor of your existence,
we fly the flags high and deck the world
out in red, white, and blue

we pretend the world is not hurting
because our nation must act strong
to be strong, and the fireworks are oh
so beautiful 

I hope you enjoyed this piece! Happy 4th of July to all my American readers. I’m usually not the most patriotic person, but that was kind of the point in writing this poem. The fireworks in my area were sadly cancelled due to COVID-19, but hopefully you guys have some local fireworks that you can watch while social distancing. Stay safe and healthy out there.

Brooke