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Poetry
by
M. B. Baldwin



  LEGACY
 
The son looks upon his father's face
weathered with life,
memories of a sad history
carved deep in his heart and mind,
memories of the stories
of his people.
 
The son knows
that though his father did not live then--
these are the stories
that will never be forgotten:
Told again and again
by his grandfather to his father,
by the father to the son,
and by him to his children.
 
Far from being fairytales
and bedtime stories,
they did not bring dreams
of butterflies and blue skies,
But the reality of life
coming back in nightmares:
     crowded barracks with rows of dirty beds,
     lice and rats for pets,
     the only sleep of relief
     brought on by poison gasses.
 
The son knows
his father's life is dedicated,
every moment,
to making sure his own children
will never live those same nightmares...
     The senseless loss of life,
     in the name of mercy,
     inflicted by those pretending
     it would make the world
     a better place.







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