Firecrackers

Freedom for Americans did not come silently. It came like firecracker pops, with guns and canon blast! Rebel shouts would shake the world, and a glorious past Echoes still in our nation's collective memory. Celebration of our story comes the fourth of July. Remember that our many rights did not come quietly. At the height of celebration, think beyond the revelry, Cacophony that rules the night, and lights that blaze the sky! Knowledge must be passed on down, never to be lost. Everything the patriots did, our children must learn why! Revolt was loud. It sparked a fire led by a battle cry. Sacrifice and brave souls' lives were our freedom's cost. Written July 3, 2015 for the Celebrate Independence Poetry Contest of Kim Merryman