The Unheard Anthem of the Civil War

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49454
United States
43° 56' 25.3644" N, 86° 16' 36.48" W

The silent thump of a widow's heart, as is slowly tears and rips apart, this is the Unheard Anthem. A  boy who awaits his father's return, the steady cry on the news he will learn, this is the Unheard Anthem. A mother on her knees holding her love, a quiet prayer to send him above, this is the Unheard Anthem. A dark man's face streaked with tears, as he says goodbye to the captive years, this is the Unheard Anthem. A battle song, sincere or not, describes a feeling by every shot, yet every shirt stained in crimson, would hold no more feeling than the Unheard Anthem.

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