I Want to Write a Breakup Poem

Holy shit, we did it 

89 days of 15-hour nights that we survived 

The many miles in many layers trudged through many inches of snow are behind us 

Do you remember those September evenings we spent together in the playground?  
The shiny rock we put in our pockets and the ugly little rocks that got lodged in our heels. 

I am a patriot and a proud American, and nothing will change that 

I will never cease to believe in the idea of America and the potential this nation holds