Lost Soldier Boy

I watched him
as he marched off to go fight
in that great Civil War
that I now see as nothing
but foolishness.

He had turned back
to wave at me
and tell me not to worry.
He reminded me
to write him every single day,
and promised me
that he would do the same.

Many months I waited.
I wrote him everyday,
just like I had promised.
How many letter he actually recieved
I will never know.
I told him of the town.

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poem by Tylee Xian
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