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Uranium Sands

Before the bombs
the water was clean,
before the bombs
there was air you could breathe,
before the bombs
there was food to eat,
before the bombs
I had a family.

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Written by nikkimoe
Published
Author's Note
My photo of my grandparents, great grandma and aunts, uncle and cousins in Kirkuk Northern Iraq. 1960s.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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