Patriotic Colors

[i.might.be.a.bit.sad]

I felt the original was maybe a little harsh, or non sensitive, or something and it was making me a bit uncomfortable, so i edited.
Edit
Here, in THE LAND OF THE BRAVE,
they curl up in rooms, waiting for the
PATRIOTIC DISPLAY
to stop
reminding
them
of the things they did for
THE LAND OF THE FREE!

People say that they
DEFENDED OUR RIGHTS
but someone, please, explain why,
exactly,
such a heavy price was taken from the few
and the liberty given to the free
while the few spend their time
reliving, avoiding, medicating.
Trapped.

And the
RED WHITE AND BLUE
Explode in the air,
but all she can think about is the
RED WHITE AND BLUE
that lit up the ceiling of their bedroom the night he
didn’t come home
from the
BRIGHT, ALL-AMERICAN
bridge.



Original
Here, in THE LAND OF THE BRAVE,
they curl up in rooms, waiting for the
PATRIOTIC DISPLAY
to stop
reminding
them
of the things they did for
THE LAND OF THE FREE
and people say that they
DEFENDED OUR FREEDOM
but someone, please, explain why,
exactly,
such a big sacrifice was required for…
what? What had the fight even been
about?
And the
RED WHITE AND BLUE
Explode in the air,
but all she can think about is the
RED WHITE AND BLUE
that lit up the ceiling of their bedroom that night that he
didn’t come home
from the bright, all-American
bridge.