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Drinking Steadily By The Flames MAG
The man speaks about the old country
Of hunting in the fields
Of killing snakes and lizards
Drinking steadily by the flames in the blackness
He speaks of dead men he once knew
Words dribbling out slowly
He continues on
And through it all I look at him
Filthy, hairy, sweaty
He struggles with his English
Beer can rising up and then down
His voice is sharp,
Cutting me, digging deep slices
"This is your father." I hear a voice say
As he speaks of more adventure,
I cringe and pull back
This is my father?
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