“Pretending to Leave”
cji
5/14/13
My mind is wandering
away again
pretending to leave
but fear not
can’t ever go far and
never forget
knowing brothers
there who know
different times and
causes fought
while space is
intangible in our love
knowing both sides
suffered here
too many died due to
another’s quilt
hesitation instead of
winning the day
brought 180,000 to
the battlefield
leaving more than
86,000 dead*
and a Colonel
somewhere weeps
ashamed he hesitated
too long
while now we remember
today
and as if pretending
to leave!
*Estimates of Dead/Wounded/Missing
Copyright © 2013 –
cji
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