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ABSENT FATHER

ABSENT FATHER

_____________

 

The father of

Seven children

Is absent from home.

Seven children are

Missing a playmate,

Missing a teacher,

Missing a provider.

He was lured

Away from his

Personal kingdom, beyond

 

The wildlife sanctuary.

 

A rifle,

A crossbow

Hastened his subtraction

From the dense 

Equation of life.

 

Now the royal

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