#Poets #Poetry #Peace #memorialdayweekendColors (The Pledge of Allegiance)
I pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the
Republic for which it stands...
I don't know about you but a tears build up in my eyes when I recite the pledge of allegiance, it reminds me of when I was a kid in this great country of ours in a time when we could play barefoot in the park alone until the street lights came on without fear of being taken.
It reminds me of our bicentennial in 1976 when our country was strong and proud of our 200 year old birthday, it reminds of back when I served our country earning three honorable discharges that hang on my wall today, It reminds me of all the men and woman who have died defending our flag all over the world, from 1776 to now in 2016, they were black, yellow, white, and brown but gunshot heard was their last sound.
From the African American Buffalo Soldiers, to the Navajo Indian Code Talkers, and the 442nd infantry of Asian American Soldier's and more. They marched for our freedom here in America, shoulder to shoulder they were Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers.
We fought for our American flag and our country and they still do today. Yeah, I saw colors alright, hell all you had do was look around to see that sight, there was Army greens and Navy blues that's what I saw then, and today when I look around, those are the only colors I see too.
One nation under God…
Christians, Catholics, Muslims, and Jews, Buddhist, Atheist and Wicca too, we saw nothing of religion that was your right to choose all I saw was Americans fighting with me and dying for you.
So the next time that you choose your sides, because you all are so uptight, please remember that someone died out on that field just so you can have that right.
All this bickering of race and politics that we do, has really got to end, for not only the grownups sake, but the messages that we now send. Our kids now watch us and they listen to all the hate that we spew, and soak up everything they see and now they are following though. So I say I am white your not does that really matter here? No so let's have some hotdogs and beer.
Indivisible with liberty and justice for all...
Richard M Knittle Jr©
