The Confederate Battle Flag Speaks Out During the Civil War I flew over battlefields, stood for secession and Southern pride. After the war General Lee took me down, but those who aligned me with slavery carved an X through my heart, let thirteen white stars shine as a symbol of racial divide. Today, some long to belong to a superior race. They link me to video games that flood their minds with gunfire so fierce it soils their reasoning. Do not hoist me in midair to flap like a cruel spirit. Let me rest among archives. Close these wounds of war. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2006-2008. She holds a Ph.D. degree from George Mason University, where she received the university’s first doctorate, an Outstanding Academic Achievement and Service Award, and a Letter of Recognition for Quality Research from the Virginia Educational Research Association for her dissertation. She has co-edited three anthologies and published eight books of poetry, including The Embrace: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, winner of the Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award. Carolyn also works as an abstract colorist artist. [www.carolynforonda.com]
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