One of Us
“We appreciate that cousin”
said the Rebel to the Yank
As all glory left the battlefield
where rows of corpses stank
“We appreciate that cousin”
as the bullets set to fly
“But our family’s set upon itself
—and one of us must die”
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2019)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2019
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