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Dream

As I slept, I dreamt, one day That my grandfathers Were back for a day. The dear departed- I welcomed them in with smiles and tears I couldn't reign in. Neither one said a word To break the silence. There was nothing to say. Everything too trivial For their fleeting stay. So we sat in the quiet, My grandfathers and I Until I let out A sad little sigh They looked at me Questions in their eyes I felt a deep sadness Too deep to cry Men whose wisdom Could have been mine Whom I'd talked so little to As a child Who were pillars of strength In their own ways But whom too soon Death snatched away These men, whom only time defeated I wanted their love I felt cheated So I poured my heart out On that fateful day They said not a word They had nothing to say. But in the end, As they rose to leave T...