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Conversation With My Uncle

By sharmeka

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"Uncle, why don't you sing old smoky anymore, when we come over?" "Why don't you roll up your shirt and flex the belly dancer tattooed on your arm?" (You was a strong man) (so nice looking, when we were children) "I don't know kid, "I'm an old man now." "kid, I'm an old man now." (not as old as you should be) "But, you can come down and see us sometimes, you can come down." (your not in Korea anymore) "But the family an't like it use to be, kid." "The family an't like it use to be." (back when the blood of your kin was to thick to stir) "Uncle we miss you." (the war is over) (we won, we love) "Uncle, come down and sing."for my uncle, I miss you, I pray you get better Written January 16th, 2002 © on Jan 16 2002 12:50 PM PST   0 • 1

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