Principles are yelled at the top of lungs <br />Spitting daggers of truth <br />Deflating the bubbles of lies <br />That shields the ignorant from reality <br />Integrity is a word lost in translation <br />Associated with others like accountability <br />It is now banished from the vocabulary <br />Webster has ripped that page from the seams <br />But there is still hope <br />The ink has bled onto the great American flag <br />Reminders of values that bind us together <br />Unfortunately there are those who believe <br />That the ink stained flag should be spot treated <br />Thrown into the wash cycle with high agitation <br />And left hung outside to dry <br />But when people drive by my house <br />They will see my flag proudly waving <br />Discolored by the blood of my brothers <br />And the tears I have cried for them <br />Forever a reminder of the sacrifices made<br /><br />C.R. Ebowski<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-i-have-not-forgotten/
