Do Not Stand for My Flag!
James W. Smolka 1950 (Mt. Clemens, MI)
Do not stand for my flag
When the national anthem sounds
If you do not embrace the Preamble
The promise of freedom it propounds
Do not stand for my flag
And pledge allegiance to
If you are bigoted or racist
It does not stand for you
Do not stand for my flag
If you raise a Nazi arm
Or proudly wear the swastika
And wish my people harm
Do not stand for my flag
If you believe in Bible verse
If you praise the Lord in prayer
And deem his child accursed
Do not stand for my flag
If Jews and Muslims you despise
If white power is your creed
And want that they be exorcised
Do not stand for my flag
If Stars and Bars you fly
It bloodied many battlefields
The Stars and Stripes held high
Do not stand for my flag
If craven sexist views you hold
If you disdain our great women
Amazing stories to yet unfold
Do not stand for my flag
Unless you shout equality for all
In your heart underneath your hand
Pledging allegiance, standing tall
Stand for my beautiful flag
If you honor those, alive and dead
For the bravery and the sacrifice
Moving freedom and justice ahead
Stand for my beautiful flag
The glorious Red, White and Blue
If you believe equal rights for all
But when you stand--you must be true
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Written on July 04, 2020
Submitted by jim.smolka on October 04, 2021
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxb Acxc Adxd Axxc Axxc Aexe Afxf Agxg Ahxh Acgc |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,155 |
Words | 231 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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