21. Fireball
The light shaded my home
in the eeriest of yellow,
as if sunset, forced too early,
cried and bellowed.
The light shaded my home
in the eeriest of yellow,
as if sunset, forced too early,
cried and bellowed.
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In the year of 2020
When life was full and plenty,
A terrible plague besieged the world
Chaos and sorrow worldwide unfurled.
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When I just even glance at the American Flag, I feel a surge of pride.
The stripes and stars gleam in the morning as we put it up to rise outside.
I think of the people long ago fighting for our rights.
Who could have foretold the horror
At Sandy Hook that day
When precious lives were taken?
Their futures were stolen right away.
It's time to embrace every culture,
One flock, one shepherd, one fold
Whatever our race, hue or faith
We're all made from the same mould.
The horror we endured that day,
The shock, the pain, the fear.
A nightmare unimaginable
To those of us still here.
Empty net being taken away,
hauled in upon the boat in the bay,
no fish left in the waters they say.
Beautiful day.