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<\/a>Ancestor Poem Number 11 <\/strong><\/h2>\nby Lilith Dorsey\u2019s Ancestors<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ancestors tell me 2 write everyday<\/p>\n
Even if there are no words,<\/p>\n
Or seems like nothing 2 say.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is always a tale whispered from from the past.<\/p>\n
Their days may have been numbered,<\/p>\n
But their shadows are never outcast.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s the story about the smelly banana truck\u2026<\/p>\n
Or the penguin on the Brooklyn Bridge\u2026<\/p>\n
Swimming in a casino fountain,<\/p>\n
Or Bathtub sailing for luck.<\/p>\n
These memories go on and on,<\/p>\n
Ghostly cries gone amok.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
So while the veil in thin,<\/p>\n
And the past is in your ears,<\/p>\n
Light a candle,<\/p>\n
Tell the hopes and the fears,<\/p>\n
Cause these will mark the years.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So while the veil in thin,
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\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ancestors tell me 2 write everyday<\/p>\n
Even if there are no words,<\/p>\n
Or seems like nothing 2 say.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is always a tale whispered from from the past.<\/p>\n
Their days may have been numbered,<\/p>\n
But their shadows are never outcast.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s the story about the smelly banana truck\u2026<\/p>\n
Or the penguin on the Brooklyn Bridge\u2026<\/p>\n
Swimming in a casino fountain,<\/p>\n
Or Bathtub sailing for luck.<\/p>\n
These memories go on and on,<\/p>\n
Ghostly cries gone amok.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
So while the veil in thin,<\/p>\n
And the past is in your ears,<\/p>\n
Light a candle,<\/p>\n
Tell the hopes and the fears,<\/p>\n
Cause these will mark the years.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So while the veil in thin,
\nAnd the past is in your ears,….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1625,"featured_media":5796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,10],"tags":[218,443],"class_list":["post-5795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ancestors","category-entertainment","tag-ancestor","tag-ancestor-poem"],"yoast_head":"\n