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A Pedigree for Him
I. Antietam (1862)
Garrison . . . No, not the abolitionist;
the militia of men who stay back and
defend what’s right. Yet, what’s right?
Is it the mind’s words that instruct one’s
conscience or the heart’s rhythm that
leads one afloat? Is it right to dread silence
as others wish for night’s quietude to befall?
Inequity amongst the men: Roger was
a buff fellow, six years past the age
of 30, twelve years before his Death. Thomas
was a Shoe Shiner, who kept with him
a diary every which way he went. Sawyer
was a horseman, man’s epitomic way of
words. Was it right for these men to die?
II. Central Park (1933)
Money’s out. The safe’s filled
with nothing but cold, stale air.
Money’s man’s friend’s enemy:
enticing violence for every penny
earned.
Clack. Clack. Clack.
A mother, rosy-cheeked, donning
a feathered hat, hightailing through
86th Street, nearly coming across
Robert, the original Man in the Yellow
Hat.
A smile, gives Robert.
“Lady, would you happen to have
a spare dime or two?”
The Lady, head down, replies with
a brusque, “Sorry;” walking away, she
speeds up. Her child’s eyes are still
wondering at what’s just happened.
Money’s out. He’ll realize soon.
III. The Story of His Life (1976)
The child’s legacy—long, long it lives.
First, with his grandfather, honorably kneeling
for the Heavenly Gateways at Antietam,
growing older through his mother’s wisdom,
guided by a beating heart.
He’s rich now, though he’ll never be no Dives.
He once met Lazarus, right outside of Central Park,
though thirty years have passed, and yet has he
came across thieves. Men, as honorable as they’ve
come, inspire confidence in this young child, now
six years past the age of 30, though long before
his time expires. Legacy of war, bred with wisdom,
this person knows the meaning of life.
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