struggling patriotism

Jennifer Bishop “Stars & Stripes” 1/04/2021

Old Town Mall – once a busy outdoor shopping mall for city pedestrians – has been abandoned for several decades now. The buildings and shop signs are deteriorating under the elements and they never fail to yield wistful photos, the fallen fruit for me to find today. This boarded up storefront looks to me like a form of American flag, a symbol of a floundering but still hopeful America.