American Icon

by Tina Gao | Grade 9 | Scholastic 2023 | Poetry | Silver Key

Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash

A land of eagles,

and under every eagle

Soft flabby bellies.

This land of eagles

Where the wind of freedom blows

Never enough nests…

All “equal” eagles

same wings, same claws, same body

few big, most little.