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Relative Stranger

You speak not of me nor question my existence You walk through life on the path of least resistance Black sheep am I your name to you I shame True loss I have known yet you take no blame Your face now I would not recognize Take no pride in this ask but neither should you sympathize For my life and dreams have flourished With my heart and love my children I have nourished My gifts from heaven these boys have been With time I have watched them grow into wonderful young men Great treasures life has given me Your daughter and her children you will never see My father am I buried somewhere in your memory? Doubtfully which does not surprise me When your time on Earth has ended This is one fence you will not have mended Sadly one thing I am sure we will both share Neither one of us will care

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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