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It's the Fourth of July.
Remember...
With fireworks above
We were the epitome of youth
Windows down, in the back seat of my friend’s little black Jetta
We journeyed to the beach to watch the town's display
Cares to the wind that whipped wildly through our hair
Tagging along
Faithfully at my hip
Right where you belonged.
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It’s the Fourth of July.
Remember…
With fireworks above
I paced the pavement in dreadful worry, calling you
In the downfall of your self-destruction
I would fall ill with every heard siren
My face would flush with fever at each knock on my door
You arrived home that night under the smoke-filled sky
With clouds in your eyes
The clouds remained
But you did not
My sister.
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It's the Fourth of July.
Remember...
With fireworks below...
I soared above the ignited sky in an airplane
Without you
Those celebratory colors cracking miles below me
As I flew
Home from where you left me
To fly home
Where planes cannot go
You’ve gone beyond the fireworks
To illuminate the Heavens
Every Fourth of July
And I remember.
