Red, white and blue remind
of the friends who went
and never came home,
and those that did
that can’t forget
who they had to be—
of my father
and those before him
who believed
my Country, right or wrong.
How can I not be proud
of them, yet disagree?
I submit my flag
has been stolen from me,
waved to obfuscate debate
and silence truth.
But I submit my flag
as the genius to create
a more prefect Union,
establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common Defense,
promote the general Welfare,
and secure the blessings of Liberty,
to ourselves and our Posterity
in the face of future
charlatans and Kings.
I submit my flag
as the backdrop
for partisan stage plays
where heroes become outlaws.
My Country, right or wrong?
