How Could We
How could we have forgottenthe simple joys of childish pranks
Fun days spent in friendship
with the neighbor kids next door
How could we forget
Games we played like kick the can,
hide and seek
or baseball in the empty lot next door.
How could we forget
G.I. Joes and Barbie dolls,
Tinkertoys and erector sets
held us captive for hours on end.
How could we forget
Do you remember when
we played war with plastic guns
and when shot argued over who won.
I wish I could forget
Our children dying in the streets
they played with guns that shot real death
Mothers grieve the passing of their youth
Still wishing to forget
Our children out there having children
Condemned to life without the joy of youth
Kevin Dustin
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