He stood tall and ancient,bronze on a marble pedestal
fighting for ideas of freedom
Women and men ~
warriors who fought and died
brought home and honoured
yet for each life still lived
shattered memories trail behind
faces carved from painful experience.
Remembering the spirit and sacrifice of uncles, aunts, grandparents, sisters, brothers and friends
swells a pride that has no borders.
“In the aftermath, we are because they were.”
~ RJ Heller, Holding Grace: Prose & Poetry
Author's note: Edited January 30, 2024
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