Remember me when I am gone

Fallen soilders of the Civil War. Photo taken at Gettysburg National Military Park Musuem. Sohan

by Roshan Pandey

So far away into the wilderness

That I shall not return

For another 40 years

Because I want to find solace in nature

After 40 years of slavery

That I faced in the hands of Southerners

Working in the plantation

Now that I am free, I want to enjoy my freedom

As I thank President Abraham Lincoln for Emancipation proclamation

Four years of civil war that started with war in Fort Sumter, South Carolina

And ended with war in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

A nation that was divided into Confederate and Union

Shall finally see the much-awaited reunion

For me I shall enjoy my time in the forest enjoying the nature

And river while seeing the mountains