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Father

Niyitanga Pacifique

O soldier I recall by his actions,
Character, words, and reactions
That weren't endurable
For a kid, but that made me able.

Oh! papa, If I were beer you loved
If I were money you always kissed
Before having drinks
Oh, jokes of yours and your winks!

Oh! Pretty drawings of helicopter,
And guns thou used to draw after
Singing old songs;
Papa, I remember all your doings.

So many things folks didn't know
About him, about us, about how
He was like my brother
In his last days, we spent together.

(C) Niyitanga Pacifique
02/22/2023


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