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
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Author:
Katie B. (
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I know and understand that you are aware of the complete irony underlying this piece.....aah! Where to go from there...?
A wonderful poem Katie where divisiveness brings us together for a sport but unity prevails for a nation and so it should be. It has always been such family, community or nation unified against a common foe.
Good write K.
Katie, there’s a powerful stillness here…the anthem, the crowd, that shared breath where division fades for a moment. And then that line about remembering and forgetting brings it back into reality. It holds both sides without forcing a conclusion. Well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
It’s sad when people and their anthems are disconnecting now than what they used to. 🙏🏻🕊️
Applies to all Nations for sure. A poem straight from the heart
The very things that once brought us all together; now divides us.
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