If for a Moment

If for a Moment

The National Anthem solemn

Echoing like a boomerang

On metal bleachers

In the outdoor stadium

The slow familiar melody

Elicits goose bumps

Eyes float through blinks

Gravity is palpable

The arena holds the proud

The Americans

The unity of spectators mesmerizes

Honoring a land set apart

Honoring a people

For a breath, respect

For a breath, harmony

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