WAR BABY
I was born in nineteen forty two.
It was during World War Two.
I was a war baby, you could say.
But I was born in the U.S.A.
Babies were born overseas too.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood.
This was all I understood.
Our family was the poorest
of the poorest few.
But we moved to the country
when I was nine.
We lived on a small farm.
We thought that was fine.
As children,
we lived in our own little world.
We didn`t think about
the rest of the world.
We were playing and having fun.
Overseas they were worrying
about being shot with a gun.
While we was in one place,
They was always moving,
on the run.
I was a teenager
before I started thinking about war.
Overseas, boys and girls my age
war already fighting in war.
I appreciate the freedom
we have had in the past.
I wonder how much longer
our freedom will last?
[ Word Painting ]
Host: diogenes
By poetalthomas
© 2011 poetalthomas
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