Shredded Flag
Laying on the ground
No longer is it there
Tumbling in the winds.
Getting left behind
No longer here and whole
It was taken down and destroyed
A totally captivated pride
We made it our symbol
We hoisted it up high
It stood for all we were
It represented our ideals
Then it started turning
It brought a sense of fear
No longer an object of respect
It seemed was just there
And then we started changing
Leaving our ideals
The meaning never changed
But the effect of them sure did
They used to see our flag
As a symbol of some hope
Then we started shredding
Our own waving flag
We changed our own ideals
And destroyed its legacy
No longer pride was focused on our flag
Now we see
And bend our heads in shame
Because we shredded our own flag.