the parade

the parade was led peacefully and with smiles by agents of the modern state

the local canadian police force and their cars came first

they tweeted the wrong start time but they led with order and sirens

then local politicians followed in convertibles

then local service clubs

then some dirty trucks cleaned up

then a truck driven by a man feeding a milk bottle to a baby

then came awwws from the people

then cars from dealerships and car culture

kinsmen came with their families walking

then came horses with poo bags attached – zero nature today – just civilization in celebration

many people walked after that with no affiliation – funny loving zombies

then – large gaps

spectators waiting patiently…

Then volunteers came to give ‘no smoking’ stickers to seniors and hard candy to little children

then local hockey team – bus emblazoned with open mouthed players

then flagship radio stations blasting shit and old paradigm

then old cloggers clogging and smiling

then fire trucks honking and horning

then an Uber

then many old whisky drinking lions club members waving slowly and knowingly

then the Old Shriners in shrine cars (dwindling in numbers)

then near the end came a clown – from McDonalds. The people were stoked with dead factory messages and freedom fries

I waved slowly at all this

We waived at each other

but it seemed the freedom cry was scripted on this july

and then some that protested this day but their voices were drowned in red and white flag waving and balloon flying

we all waved at each other

You be you and I’ll be me and we will be

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