Whispers talk of the man in Charleston Bay
Who lurks at night in the darkest alleys
And sings of men that died one battle day
Do you walk in the mist and do you see
My fellow men in robes so dignified
They clasp their guns to their cold, lifeless chests
Yet in their eyes they are so terrified
The years went by and they became even less
Sent them to die for your treacherous sin
They died for you but do you remember?
The men who perished are your golden kin
Their memory should be more than an ember.
The man of Charleston Bay wept that night
He was also the one to lose that fight.
A/N: So normally I don't write an author's note with my poetry but I just wanted to note something about this poem. Charleston was a city and a port in South Carolina. In this city there was a bombardment of Fort Sumpter during 1861 by Confederate troops. This marked the beginning of the Civil War.
I actually didn't know this before I wrote the poem!
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