"Growing up without my father weighed heavy on my brain..."
Ma had tears rolling down her face
As we were left alone
With nothing but
Me and her.
From that moment,
It was always us alone.
From every new dawn
To every waning dusk,
The echoes of my father dimmed
The stars.
I longed for something new,
Something away,
Away from the pain of my past.
I fled Rhode Island willingly to join the Union force
In an attempt to escape the dread of home.
To live the life I always wanted,
To live as my father never did.
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Fiksi SejarahA collection of poems that tell the story through song lyrics and real civil war letters of a soldier just trying to survive. Song: "Dearest Sarah" by Goodnight, Texas
