By Misti
Date: 2004 Jul 01
Comment on this Work
[[2004.07.01.19.09.17468]]

This 4th of July

this 4th of July
and you know
by the way
that to me
the 4th of July is the holiest
and most cherished of all holidays
not because of what it represents
no I don't care about all of that
because I am no Betsy Ross
waving a flag
like it's my country to celebrate
I'm just all about fireworks
and false drunken patriotism
by the lake
I love sparks and idiotic applause
and booms and crowds of good-natured morons
sitting in pickup trucks and lawn chairs
so this 4th of July
I will cry to the lit up sky
I AM DIVORCED, HALLELUJAH
AND ALMOST ENGAGED TO A MAN
WHO LOVES ME CRAZY
and people might stare
but I won't care
waving M's with a sparkler
into the air