4th of July

It's so exciting to fly above and
Look down on all the love that
Seems to happen in a spark of a match
When held to the end of a firecrack!

Boom! Hiss! Bang! WWAAAZZOOOOO!
What a to do when it's a kazoo of a frenzy!
Sparklers, M-80s, Roman Candles, and
Cherry Bombs - light up the night with such aplomb.

This is for freedom. This is for free.
We give it away like it's nothing to see.
But what have you got when it's all that you have?
Just some crummy memories in a field with a hag.

Don't forget to look up - you're always so busy
Looking down and around for something
Better - it won't be found on the ground.
Look up! See! It's amazing, such light.

They may only be momentary, but they provide
A magnificent sight of faces filled with excitement
In flashes from what ignites in front of them -
Blips and bursts, so bright!

Let's hope our freedom isn't this quick.
4th of July; what does it do for you?
Just provide BBQ, beer pong or Mountain Dew?
Or is it a reminder of how we aren't really free?

Freedom comes at a cost - which we didn't even see.
Doesn't come in fireworks, or in BBQ, or the "p" in pool -
It comes from our hearts and is subtle and clean like
The living we do when we are truly free just to be.