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More Than a Purple Heart
Did my child die in vain...
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More Than a Purple Heart

The cadence of a muted drum
The step of comrads who fought
And a soldier too young to die
Yet with pride in what he sought

The décor that color his bier
A contrast the sublime and evil
The causes which led my child
Into a world consumed with upheaval

Oh, has my child died in vain
Is there reason that his life is spent
Please say his death has meaning
For this will be my eternal lament
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