Old Flag

The flag that Betsy Ross did sew
So very many years ago
Had 13 stars for 13 states,
A flag that someone famous hates.

It represents a time, he said,
When hatred reared its ugly head,
For slavery was underway
Within the nascent U.S.A.

When Nike put it on a shoe,
Believing that was cool to do,
Objections stopped them in their tracks
And they caved in to tweet attacks.

The sneaker won't be up for sale
For Nike thought it wise to bail
As history keeps marching toward
A place where truth can be ignored.

The irony of Nike's loss
Of course resides with Betsy Ross 
For no one's proven for a fact 
That Betsy sewed the flag they sacked.