I Too Am An American

I too am an American
though I don’t drive an oversized SUV
and I really don’t care for Toby Keith.

There aren’t flags flying on my house
no magnetic yellow ribbons 
nor patriotic bumper stickers on my car.

What are the things that make you an American
is it voting for the right candidate
or declaring belief in the right things?

I think the things that make you American
are values we can all agree on
things that unite not divide.

Things like freedom
the right to self determination
to voice our opinions.

In spite of all the rhetoric, vitriol and angry words
there is more that unites us than divides us
and that is what makes me an American.

Shalom,

Scott D