Sunday, May 25, 2008

My published Poem, from International Library of Poetry
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: Dreams, thoughts, etc
 The Flag

Here I am! Don't you see me?
Without me there is no freedom,
For that is what I stand for.
I have been around since the Revolution.
Where those before you fought for your freedom.
I was proudly carried in two World Wars.
I went to Vietnam, Panama, and Guadacanal!
With me you ignore me.
What would you have without me?
I am burned, torn, and ignored.
Is that what you think of your freedom?
I stand for the blood shed for you.
I stand for Victory in Freedom!
I stand for what many take for granted.
I stand for something that may one day be obsolete.
Have respect for what you treasure.
Have respect for your freedom.
Without your freedom this would not be America,
And I would not be your flag.
I would be obsolete.


Mary Atchley
Brawley, CA

Copyright ©1999 Mary Atchley

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