Dignity

Your life became ours,
when we acquired the rights 
to your happiness
in exchange 
for our own

The rights were perpetual
and globally enforceable

Sadly, they also included 
the dignity we reserve
for ourselves
but deny now, 
to you
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Manassian Avatar
August 12, 2014 at 10:07 PM
So deep! Yes...so deep. Lovely write about a wonderful man. I wish we could give him the dignity he deserves...
Brown Avatar
August 13, 2014 at 1:00 AM
Thank you Eileen, I appreciate your feedback so much
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