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 Offspring 
 
They were quite special 
  
Snuggling 
  
Faces stroking each other 
  
Mother cat and kitten.
  
 
  
Mothers have a way of knowing 
  
                    When love is needed 
  
Mending tender heartaches. 
  
 
  
Revolutions in third world have a way of destabilizing mind. 
  
Coup d'état over many decades in Ayiti
  
Sons and daughters willing to die 
  
Putting their lives on the line 
  
Bloodshed  	some dead.
  
Human hearts grieve 
  
Mothers don't know if they'll ever encounter offspring. 
  
Their bodies and souls stretched out in coffins.
 
  
Cats have no worries   they have nine lives. 
  
 
                             
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