The 4th of July

OutlawPoet's Contest Patriot/Window. My birthday.

I know I should be more of a patriot
than I am.
As a true firecracker baby
Born on the 4th of July.

I look out the window
And cry because
all my friends are gone
celebrating with their own family.

It hurt more
when I was a child
than it does now.
My friends would be gone the whole week.

Now it is just a day.
If it were not for my kids
the celebrations would end
and life would go on.

The day no longer means anything
I am not a patriot
even when I look out the window
and watch everyone celebrate a holiday
with fireworks oblivious of what the day means to me.