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Spatter the Nightly Sky

Light erupts in the sky,

billions of minuscule balls of

power.


Too bright to capture in

ink,

cameras fail to pick

out the

bright white against black.


Do it justice? No.

No lens or

pen

can perfectly

present and represent

the works.


Singing,

as they pop and zing.

Dancing,

as they burst and blink.

Celebrating,

as the country remembers its birthing.


Then, enraptured by

its beauty and its sound.

So loud that

it reverberates around the town,

somehow, it doesn't

scare but gives comfort.


Bystanders stay silent,

eyes stare widened

and breath stays unexhaled.

Hands clutch chests and palms

and bodies are pulled into its

Old Glory.


Boom!

Hear the bombs exploding metal and bone.

Bang!

Hear the bullets piercing heart and flesh.

Screech!

Hear the cry of battle and wounded.

Silence.

Hear the calm before the terror.


Picture

in your mind

the faces of the

past flying their Spangled Banner.

Fire forms eyes and sparkles form frame until

each eruption forms a page of history.


Remember what

they sacrificed for you

as their blood spatters the

nightly sky.


Be

encouraged

by the bravery of the past.

Be

thankful

for the time they gave you now.

Be

hopeful

for the days to come.

Be

ready

for the fight you'll fight.

We'll make sure

your blood spatters the

nightly sky.



 

If you didn't know, I'm describing fireworks without saying the word "Fireworks," XD.


HAPPYYYYYYYYY FOURTH OF JULYYYYYYYYYY! WHOOP WHOOP!

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