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For Love of Country

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By Sean A.Published 2 years ago • 1 min read
For Love of Country
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For you I would leave everything

Family, understanding, home

Running miles in tattered shoes

Straight into the mouth

Of scavenging coyotes

On a stomach filled

With hope and broken promises

Of a dream I’m not allowed to have

All for the love of something

That may never love me back

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Sean A.

A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.

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    Written by Sean A.