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The world had watched away -- while friends did die
A military movement hit the streets;
Their spirits greet cumulus clouds way high
Welfare recipients face power seats.
My nights in vain pass -- drinking whiskey neat,
And counting funerals that come in days --
To stand so composed -- taking summer heat;
My surrogate family dies from AIDS.
Held candle lit vigils -- shadowed with rage --
Shook hands with money --need programs to start
I woke with reason -- enter oral stage
My role in society -- gave my part
I’m alive -- living twenty-two more years;
For long lost friends -- I’ve cried a sea of tears.
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