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Holiday To Grill the Hot Dogs

End of May has come again Thinking about pushing the button to send Containing a message stating destruction But we know how to rebuild with construction Before summer’s relaxing heat Let US ponder who we beat They nicknamed US super powers Not adolescent immature cowards As they plant poppy seed flowers Watching US develop sky scraper towers Haunting military ghosts lurk around In a patriotic town Advising invisible thoughts To fellow living comrades who also fought Names on the wall are inscribed Remembering soldiers who lost when they tried Belongings sent back home After dying alone Service to their homeland was the rhetoric tone A triangle flag seems to be the tribute Responding to action following the order to shoot Strategized in a room filled with uniforms and business suits There are sounds from a flute Hearing it the power players clap saying “that is cute” A symbolic artistic way Reminding them that there are other ways To handle the method of making them pay Mismanagement is never spoken as an issue Despite families mourn using tissues Horns play taps For those who fell into deadly traps As for the professional white collar Focused on the bottom line and dollar Reports headline Memorial Day 2020 Maturing adults depositing trust in God written on their money Trading currency makes cents Especially when weighing the Pounds with the Pences Standing tall proclaiming no tears here Spending time talking and spreading cheer Can be the way to take this break To honor what is at stake Due to those who have the need to be a fake While others go to another wake Storming the beaches in June Resting in peace inside bunkers and dunes Is very rude Unless you want a suntan and swim in an ocean to stay cool

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