Andrew Jacob Jung Poet Verse

Flower Girl

Daddy was in Vietnam
We never talked about it
He passed away
Before he could say
What he thought it meant 
To carry his country’s weight
All up on his back

Mama marched with Dr. King
She even once shook his hand
But she passed away
Before she could say 
If where they had been
Made her feel 
That she mattered then 

Auntie was a flower girl 
Drifting on a cloud
She lived to say 
Maybe one day 
We'll tune in to the world
One thing she knows
We're not ready now 

August 6, 2019

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