Independence Day, Lidia Hadera

Independence Day By Lidia Hadera

Fourth of July. A day that is meant to celebrate independence from the British Yet, with this freedom for some. Came the enslavement of others. I am reminded of this by our flag. Folks chanting ‘Merica. And our national anthem. So when someone asks me what I’m doing this 4th. I say nothing. Because for so many of us This country doesn’t feel like our own And our independence day is Not the Fourth of July. But rather June 19.