07.04.XX

I hate the Fourth of July

Hate the fiery, loud jubilation

Hate the bangs popping bright

Like bombs in the night

Hate the casual inebriation

I hate the Fourth of July

Hate ignoring the rights violations

Hate pretending we’re great

Hate my sprinting pulse rate

Hate this annual fraught celebration

How I loathe the Fourth of July!

Loathe the beery and weary migrations

Loathe the whistles and threats

Loathe my heart, how it frets

Loathe the gun-like, much-loved conflagrations