Independence Day

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I watch
the festivities
from the window.

Kids running,
waving sparklers.

Dads lighting
firecrackers.

Moms pulling kids back,
saying, "Don't stand too close."

The sky
fills with
red,
white,
and blue.

Into the darkness comes
light,
joy,
and freedom.

Tomorrow I go home
to Jackson.

I consider
what freedom
really means.

And I realize
maybe I'm not so free
after all.

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