February 7 at 3:04pm ·
"Next of Kin"
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I never got to tell you
Our baby, it's a boy,
You'll never get to meet him
Our newest pride and joy.
We married one another
Before you went to war,
We never even started
We're done forever more.
I found out on the phone
Late last Tuesday night,
Your Mother sounded numb
She didn't sound alright.
Then I heard her crying
I knew it was for you,
I knew that she was trying
To tell me, the bad news.
Then within the background
I heard the Chaplain speak,
I heard him tell your father
You'd come home, in a week.
Then a low deep voice
An officer, for sure,
Said, "it was for freedom"
What you did die for.
The whole time, I was silent
I felt our baby kick,
My mind then tried to fool me
"Could this be a cruel trick?"
I knew this was for real
I knew I'd never heal,
I knew the sad despair
For life we would all feel.
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