pardon

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I am not a traitor.

I am not a traitor.

this sprinkled land of blood and tears

has been made beautiful

and it weeps for those

who have been destroyed

for the sakes of our daughters and sons who are raised on his soil

and there are apologies I wish we could say

and forgiveness too shy and ashamed to surface

and a history of wrongs can be pardoned

but I cannot be proud.

I cannot be proud.


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