WHAT IF I SHOT TU?

A kind and gentle man who
didn’t know my Father.
Sort of the target in skin and
eyes but part of Dad in spirit.
What if I shot Tu

Darkness past the fences
Shoot anything that moves.
He could have been there
waiting for his life to unfold.
What if I shot Tu?

Beyond the fighting of life and
the heart of my future.
Darkness hides his eyes.
Shadows move with no face.
What if I shot Tu

Gone forever is this
kind and gentle ally.
Falling like a sack
Never to be heard from again.
What if I shot Tu?

The world surrounded us.
Misshapen truths beyond
reality of the world.
Let him live and let him teach.
What if I shot Tu?

Calmness to those who wait.
A kind and gentle man
left to fate, let him live to
share his life and thoughts.
What if I shot Tu?

A Father, a teacher
an American man together
for lunch, laughing, we
smile and tell stories.
What if?