Smashed up against others
So crowded it scared me
Then a flash above me
Begat more just like thunder
My heart how it pounded
And filled me with joy
Didn’t know the kid in me
Was laughing so loudly
Smiles stretch my bright face
Shiny with happy tears
Bridge beneath my feet
Shaking with each explosion
Ashes fall stinging
But I do not feel them
Ears full of ringing
Sky flowers so sparkly
They light up my eyes
Birthday of my Country
(Who keeps touching my butt?!)