I Pledge Allegiance To a Dream
I pledge allegiance to a dream
embodied in the fabric of a flag.
A flag imbued with hope
tarnished by fear
bloodied of necessity.
This flag, this weary tattered symbol
of what we strive to be.
Countless men and women
have bled, grieved, died
not to glorify a symbol
but to defend an idea, an ideal
keep our fragile hopes alive
make our dreaming possible.
This flag does not speak
It needs our voices
It does not weep
It needs our tears
It does not forget
it must mourn
those who swore allegiance
to its dreams.
John G. Lawless
©7/2/2022
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2022
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