Freedom isn’t free

Painting by Gunars “Gunny” Cakste
I found myself in a distant land
I'm just a kid. I don't understand 

I certainly wasn't raised this way 
Killing people almost every day 

It didn't take long to find out freedom wasn't free 
Kids like me were dying all around for you and me

January 4, 2024
MarkWaldrop

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