one notion over all 
might maketh right 
say the pledge of illegiance
say it kid plead
don't talk backtalk
to the hand or go home
where you came from
dismissed in place nay expelled
ghosted 
in place what place 
that gray place
vacuum between
jasper and i observed it 
between us in silence
thin wall of silence 
wind
thru the bars dim stars
in his eyes
jasper cried black tears but not 
for u.s.

i finally rescued the for fathers flag from the dirt under the gate at the hedgerow condos so desecrated i warshed it up nice and clean cleanish anyway it is actually made in usa its the first flag i ever got i believe cept for maybe a tiny plastic maybe flag maybe made in china at the  in dependence day prayed some buddy threw away

lastly i remember pa suddenly at breakfast a sparse toast and fruit at his centerville summer cottage of fundamentalist ghosts twas a religious retreat before now big rents 1500 smackers a week and us in between occasionally suddenly a big flag blowing in our faces when did that get here i said its always been he said lie lie flag of lies i could see the pond before the swans then the house whistled and it was sold and he died and i moved on to canada beyond