#idontownthispicture #iownthesewords though
#poemexcerpt from #nineeleven #reflections
Have you ever actually read the entire #nationalanthem 🤔 it blew me away. I would still be unaware had I not looked it up to write a #poem

It’s interesting how much I’ve written about this country over the years. I have much to say now but must be careful. There is a long history of the #usgovernment targeting #poets from #langstonhughes to #jamesbaldwin and least you think that it’s #allinthepast #ice took out time to arrest #immigrationactivist and #poet #josebello multiple times in the last two years connected to him reading #antiimmigration #poetry #lookitup

neway I saw the following except from a #4thofjuly #blogpost in my #facebookmemories today… just from #4yearsago and what stood out was that I was able to say #ilovethiscountry back then… it is just glaring at me now. I legit can’t say that anymore. #justwild

“to love something doesn’t mean you pretend it has no imperfections. truly loving something means you fully acknowledge those things that are not perfect and accept it anyway. i love this country, not all of my 4th of July memories are happy. that is my truth. that is this country’s truth.”
http://terimariedegree.tumblr.com/post/146900345671/brotherly-love-4th-of-july-memory

#throwbackpoem
hand over heart
hat removed
if not for you
Key and Smith
we’d all greatly miss
singing about bombs with pride

#quotingmyself #catapult #bewhatyoudream
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCPN5fKlq2V/?igshid=l0rnait4cuwh

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