Sacrifice
It was during WWII
Japan ruled
Koreans obeyed
Japan ordered
All Koreans
Walk up to Shinto Temple
And bow down to the picture
Of their emperor
Are you kidding?
My father scoffed
My God is god of Jesus Christ
Him will I only serve
My father was taken to prison
My brother Hi-Seung volunteered
To join the military
To have his father released
He left home
As a vibrant 15 year old boy
He returned home
As an injured 18 year old man
He died a year later
Before he died
I looked forward
To every tomorrow
When he died
The light went out of my life
He was my best friend
My heart still yearns for him
More than sixty years later
I wish there is a place
Called heaven
So that I can hold his hand
Look up to him with smile
When I get there
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