Anthem for America

^{an Abecedarian}

Allegiance to the flag is a start. A promise.
Begin there, says the teacher.
Come, and we’ll climb the Hill at sunup,
Daring, not disruptive. Dusk metes out mornings for
Everyone who makes room
For freedom to mold another day, a lump of soft clay.
Go places, let my guitar emulate Leonard Cohen’s
Hallelujah, we will rock Hendrix style. Let Lennon sing:
It’s so hard, to sing for America. Imagine!
Just once, can we figure how to rebel this—what
Karma will justify sedition to reclaim a lost election?
Liberty gasping between light & the dark. To
Man up takes bravery, says the teacher.
Now, now, how did we get here, asks a student.
O, tell us how, you self-
Possessed Patriots.
Quickness is not the order of time, said an elder.
Repeatedly we vowed persistence,
Stood reigning just like dawn & dusk, till
Truth, the goddess of life gonged.
Untethered you’ll arrest the truth, &
Vision too will wane if only a biased whim.
We are You—Us is America,
XY YX XXXY YXY, limitless
Yes! Proclaim: P for peace, E for earth, A for all.
Zero in on C for climate, E for equality. Our unity.