Missing blue
Why blue
Color of the sky, color of defense
Parties
Different parties
Conflicting ideas, same freedoms, equal freedoms
Justice
Equal justice
Real people, understanding people
Blood shed
Red blood
Independence with acceptance
All religion
Free religion
Welcomed here to thrive here
Democracy
Powers splayed
A Nation’s positions on its conditions
When dreaming
Know why
Founded by curiosity and built on truth
Lark McAllister is in a creative writing class at Country Day of the Sacred Heart in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She loves to read books of all genres and also enjoys learning about history and politics.