Saturday Centus: Old Glory

It is time for another Saturday Centus. Jenny has provided us with a picture prompt again this week. Appropriately, for our Nation's "Birthday", this week's picture is Old Glory.... an Old Glory who has seen better days.

Jenny provides us with the rules:

Write 100 words about the picture

Style of writing: Any

She also asks us to visit other entries. I always find it fascinating to see how different the responses are from each other. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy reading what everyone has to say.

There she is, 

tattered and torn...

Some say, like the flag, 

our Democracy is worn.

Our forebears came together

and fought for our rights.

Now selfishness rules

and apathy blights.

The Government legislates,

And the courts uphold.

Laws seem to contradict

the ideals of old.

Their measures split us apart

like the threads on the seam

of the flag in the picture.

Is this our American dream?

I say it’s time 

to revisit the plan.

Recall freedom of choice,

and justice for each man.

Tattered, or whole

the flag is still there.

Remember the values.

Show our nation we care.