Post by Charles Wallace

250 years ago, America declared its independence… Today isn’t just about fireworks. It’s about the generations who built this country with worn hands, long shifts, quiet sacrifice, and unwavering resolve. Here’s to 250 years of freedom—and to the ordinary Americans whose stories deserve to be remembered. 🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day. 🇺🇸 American Wake Black dresses by the coffee urn Paper plates and a casserole burned Folded flag on a plastic table Under a picture from when he was able VFW hall off County Eight Tin cross, fluorescent hum, it’s getting late Old men in jackets from the plant sit still Paper cups, bad backs, blood pressure pills This is an American wake Folded flags and paper plates Coffee cold and stories late All the things we never say This is an American wake Factory backs and old mistakes Names carved deep that time can’t shake God and grief in the same place He worked third shift near thirty years Steel-toed boots and swallowed fears Had a Purple Heart in a dresser drawer Never said what he got it for Just smoked out back when the Fourth rolled in And flinched at fireworks now and then Red said, “Hell, he could fix damn near anything” Except the hurt he kept underneath His daughter stood by the photo board Tommy traced the eagle on the glass His widow laughed when somebody lied Then looked down hard and held it back There’s a Bible here, a union card A wedding ring worn almost thin That’s this country, plain as day In what gets left and what remains This is an American wake Folded flags and paper plates Coffee cold and stories late All the things we never say This is an American wake Factory backs and old mistakes Names carved deep that time can’t shake God and grief in the same place The flag stays folded in a walnut frame But the hurt goes home with his last name 🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, America. The Bear Essentials Podcast Man-Kind Project 🔥 Hibernating Season Is Over-Wake Up-Own Your Life. 🔥 Unleash Your F🤬CKING Roar! 🐻 #Inspiration #Motivation #Hope #Reflection

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