we who loved America part 3
We, who loved America (part 3)
Before I could go back to places I loved
there were long years in the wilderness of hurts
I lived in England near Liverpool and married
lived in a new house and had a café
It was all there, I should be happy.
In a short time, I lost my parents and siblings
the emptiness I felt at the time was too much
to bear, I drank heavily, and my marriage
to a fine woman, ended in divorce
the
stability she had given me.
I was back at sea again and by looking at
the unrestricted view of the great Pacific
ocean, my restless mind found a balance
my ship docked in Nagasaki, I went ashore
trying to find proof of the devastation that
had occurred, but Nagasaki had rebuilt
however, I found a cemetery where
Portuguese seam 1856, had died of the
plague
as for the Japanese, I spoke to about the war
and the American use of the atomic bomb
they were reluctant to talk about that
when this interlude ended, I was finally back
on a modern ship sailing between the USA
and the Caribbean waters
Copyright © Jan Hansen | Year Posted 2024
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