Old Glory flying brightly…..

Do people ever stop and think what that beautiful flag stands for?

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ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

I have many thoughts about what that flag stands for, which I will not be rude enough to write on your post.

therighttothink50 · 56-60, M

@ThePatientAnarchist and you have that right to express those feelings for one reason and one reason only.

ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

@therighttothink50 Good point.

This is one of my favourite poems, by George Johnston (1951)

War on the Periphery

Around the battlements go by
Soldier man against the sky,
Violent lovers, husbands, sons,
Guarding my peaceful life with guns.

My pleasures, how discreet they are!
A little booze, a little car,
Two little children and a wife
Living a small suburban life.

My little children eat my heart;
At seven o’clock we kiss and part,
At seven o’clock we meet again;
They eat my heart and grow to men.

I watch their tenderness with fear
While on the battlements I hear
The violent, obedient ones
Guarding my family with guns.