Katie B.

If for a Moment

If, for a Moment,

The echo of The National Anthem

Could pierce hearts

The slow, familiar melody

That draws goose bumps

Releases tears

With gravity 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