If for a Moment
The echo of The National Anthem heavy
Like rocks on the shoulder
Slow, familiar melody
Goose bumps
Lost tears
The gravity is palpable
The stadium holds the proud
The Americans
The unity of spectators mesmerizes
Honoring a land set apart
Honoring a people
For a breath, respect
Divisiveness lapses
In the hush we remember
In the hush we forget
If for a moment
What brings us together
Blinds us to the storm
I listen
I weep
Home of the brave
Land of the free