Karenthompsoninreallife

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  January 2023     1 year ago

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The War Within

It happened in 1967,
When blood spilled and heads scattered,
Mothers begged our captors; life,
We breathed between cracks,
Cramped toes and stiff necks in the box,
Her tears quenched my thirst.
I never spoke, not even a word.
How could I?

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