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
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Author:
Katie B. (
Online) - Published: April 6th, 2026 06:03
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Comments2
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.
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