independence

we are all so different.

we listen to different music,
like eating different foods,
believe in different gods,

or no gods at all.

we love different people,
cry at different times,
speak different languages.

the only thing any of us have in common is that we are all alive,
living under the american flag,
free.

because of that flag,
we can be different.

we can dance to different songs,
appreciate different cultures,
practice different religions.

we can love who we choose,
feel both happy and sad,
speak and be heard.

we are all so different,
which makes us all the same;

and we only take one day a year to notice it.

our streets are filled with prejudice and pride,
americans hating americans
for the things that make us so.

we should be embracing our differences,
not creating violence over them.

it is our differences that made us free.

we dared to be different,
vowed to live harmoniously,
versus monotonously.

that spirit should intoxicate our air all year round,
not just on july fourth.

we should breathe perseverance,
adopt the mindset of our founding fathers once more.

we come alive as americans on the fourth of july,
celebrating our beautifully diverse nation,
as one.

we have always been one,
and it's time we started to recognize it.