What is patriotism you are asking me <br />Though with the answer I give you perhaps you may not agree <br />With what on patriotism I do have to say <br />You win some and lose some life can be that way, <br />The meaning of patriotism I struggle to understand <br />But I know it goes further than love of Homeland <br />Or fighting under your Homeland's flag far from your Homeshore <br />Aggression and patriotism are different on that need one say more <br />Of their Nation's military might and sporting heroes so called patriots brag <br />But there's more to patriotism than the love of a flag <br />True patriots love their Homeland and people and good will with all races share <br />And true patriots sad to say as always are rare <br />And true patriots it does seem of prejudices free <br />And they seem very different to the likes of you and me.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-is-patriotism/
