Free At Last
For the breakup nonet challenge
By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Photo by Social History Archive on Unsplash
In huge ships with weapons, armor, greed
From far distant shores you came here
Took our lives, homes, our people
In chains, branded as slaves
Mastered by hate, fear
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Comes finally
Civil War
Lincoln
Free?
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp
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Oooo, this was so deep! I loved what you did here!