Caught In Between
Conflicting are familial ties that bind
As my activist brother once declared
This summon for probing, he declined
In a crucial time when revolts had snared
Our birthmark of freedom, then endangered.
Harder the choice for Dad caught in between
Love for son and a general’s duty;
As nights set to embark on our planned scheme
Father hid my sibling across a far sea,
Believing in our home’s earned dignity.
…………..
My brother was a college student and leader
of an activist movement during the People Power
Revolution in our country.
Though under suspicion for violent acts,
we all knew he was innocent, especially my father.
Dr. Ram Mehta’s Hard Choices Contest
by nette onclaud
Copyright © Nette Onclaud | Year Posted 2014
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