2022.07.04: carry

fading flags, Feb ‘16

a sticky hot night
an open window lets in
the sound of fireworks

falling asleep to a dream 
when justice for all rings true 

2018.07.04: Independence Day

the tired and poor watch
fireworks across the border
do statues shed tears?

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“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” – Emma Lazarus

2016.08.02: liberty

unobtrusive white blooms

low to ground until given

barriers to climb