I AM AN AMERICAN... (Poem)

I am an American…




Within me,
the blood of Texas martyrs flows
as one with the brave warriors
who massacred them.

Within me,
diligent Celtic kinsmen
and industrious Teutonic lines
are forever married.

Within me,
the nobility of the Cherokee,
practicality of the Scots
and Irish defiance lie.

Within me,
souls of the victims
of the Great Influenza Epidemic
                                                     live on.

Within me,
the epic war deeds
of a band of ragged Marauders
                                                     are kept.

Within me,
two celebrated families
of revered jurisprudence
                                                     are rendered.

Within me,
are mixed the vivid histories
of England, Scotland, Ireland,
Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri.

I am an American
 
                             and I am not alone…