Here I'll shout

I pledge allegiance

The governor passed a law at 12 am 

All k-12 schools are now required to say  the pledge of allegiance 

First period 

Shits fucked up

I was in civics/history/government first period 

When I was told I thought he was joking 

Walking us through a hypothetical situation 

A quiz if you may

And he was going to laugh at the looks on our faces

And ask us which amendment this violated

He didn't 

Me and Nick- 

(the almost my friend guy 

who sits next to me 

that I met through a mutual friend)

We looked at each other and shook our heads

We didn't stand

We didn't put our hand over our hearts

We didn't recite the words 

drilled into our minds when we were 6

We still thought it was a joke 

They all stood up

Put their hand over their hearts

And chanted

I pledge allegiance to the flag

Of the United States of America 

And to the republic

For which it stands

One nation

Under god

Indivisible 

With liberty and justice for all

Me and Nick agreed that it was cultish 

And they all looked like zombies 

A few hours later in science  Amara bitched at me

For not standing for the pledge 

She refused to help me work on our electric generating windmill 

She told me that people died for me 

And if it wasn't for them I would be living in poverty 

Amara you don't know shit about poverty 

You live in a 8 bedroom house 

You eat off of silver spoons

You hire cleaning maids

Your dad completely refurnishes for fun

And you take mannerism classes

Besides what does poverty have to do with the pledge of allegiance?

So now me and Nick stand 

With hands firmly planted on the desk

Mouths clamped shut

Eyes staring into the back of the cult zombie's head in front of us

Not at the red white and blue

It took me three days to realize that the teacher stands

Hands folded in front of him 

Mouth not moving

During the pledge