What does our flag mean?
America.
Represented by our flag whipping in the wind.
The white stripes and stars,
A canvas, a paper,
A story yet to be told.
The strips of red,
The blood that was spilled,
Was lost,
In the name of freedom.
The blue--
What is the blue, exactly?
The shining seas that surround us?
Or perhaps the depth of our sorrow?
The fleeting tendrils of hope?
The tears of those who came over,
Expecting a better future,
But only suffered more greatly?
Everything, all at once?
That’s not for me to decide.
The flag will continue to wave,
A symbol of ambition of despair.
But a freedom built on violence,
Will soon regress back into brutality.
Bay High School 2025, 2nd Block
Spring 2025 AP Gov