The pinnacle of summer.
\nA civil war of hot gold and cool shade.
\nThe Fourth of July.
\nMy country\u2019s declaration of its life,
\nits right to live and breathe
\nthe air of its democracy,
\nfrom one free ocean to another.
\nI declare
\nmy right to love the dark shade
\nof a tree\u2019s coolness.
\nTo be still,
\nand remember with the earth
\nmy right to be.
\nWe are free.
\nWe must keep
\nthe vast distances inside us,
\nand remember in our hearts,
\nthe future is ours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The pinnacle of summer. A civil war of hot gold and cool shade. The Fourth of July. My country\u2019s declaration of its life, its right…<\/p>\n