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THE<br />

METRO HERALD<br />

NEWSPAPER<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Herald</strong>, a resource of Davis<br />

Communications Group, Inc., is published<br />

weekly. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Herald</strong> is a member of the<br />

National Newspaper Publishers Association, the<br />

Virginia Press Association, and the Newspaper<br />

Association of America.<br />

PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE EDITOR/<br />

MANAGING EDITOR<br />

Paris D. Davis<br />

ART DIRECTOR/WEBMASTER<br />

Glenda S. King<br />

EXECUTIVE MANAGER<br />

Gregory Roscoe, Jr.<br />

ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR<br />

Daisy E. Cole<br />

SENIOR BUSINESS & SECURITY<br />

CORRESPONDENT<br />

Rodney S. Azama<br />

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a<br />

moment<br />

that<br />

is<br />

not<br />

totally<br />

his<br />

. . . A<br />

foreign<br />

place<br />

that<br />

he<br />

accepts<br />

but<br />

does<br />

not<br />

know<br />

. . . yet<br />

he<br />

is<br />

at<br />

a<br />

place<br />

where<br />

the<br />

past<br />

with<br />

his<br />

past<br />

comes<br />

alive<br />

. . .he<br />

almost<br />

always<br />

start<br />

his<br />

conversations<br />

with<br />

his<br />

dad<br />

by<br />

saying<br />

his<br />

dad<br />

is<br />

love . . .<br />

And<br />

that<br />

now<br />

and<br />

always<br />

he<br />

will<br />

take<br />

care<br />

of<br />

the<br />

family<br />

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mom . . .<br />

and<br />

you<br />

always<br />

say<br />

that<br />

all<br />

is<br />

all<br />

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Editorial<br />

and<br />

nothing<br />

is<br />

alone<br />

. . . and<br />

that<br />

our<br />

family<br />

is<br />

now<br />

living<br />

on<br />

our<br />

side<br />

of<br />

the<br />

divide<br />

for<br />

this<br />

moment;<br />

you<br />

and<br />

I.<br />

. . . death<br />

and<br />

life<br />

side<br />

by<br />

side<br />

expressing<br />

the<br />

pain<br />

and<br />

sorrow . . .<br />

beyond<br />

that<br />

look<br />

for<br />

the<br />

good.<br />

. . . then<br />

why<br />

are<br />

you<br />

dead<br />

and<br />

who’s<br />

tomorrow<br />

can<br />

I<br />

steal<br />

. . . I<br />

am<br />

alone<br />

inside<br />

your<br />

thoughts.<br />

Where<br />

can<br />

you<br />

take<br />

tomorrow,<br />

today<br />

with<br />

sails<br />

powered<br />

with<br />

your<br />

dreams<br />

and<br />

my<br />

determination<br />

yet<br />

dad<br />

we<br />

are<br />

not<br />

the<br />

one’s<br />

choosing<br />

the<br />

peace . . .<br />

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has<br />

now<br />

sucked-out<br />

all<br />

of<br />

my<br />

oxygen<br />

as<br />

it<br />

suffocated<br />

all<br />

of<br />

yours . . .<br />

You<br />

have<br />

always<br />

said<br />

push<br />

the<br />

edge<br />

of<br />

where<br />

you<br />

are<br />

to<br />

where<br />

you<br />

want<br />

it<br />

to<br />

be.<br />

I<br />

am<br />

confused,<br />

yet<br />

I<br />

know<br />

God<br />

is<br />

always<br />

having<br />

us<br />

re-think<br />

our<br />

morality<br />

. . . And<br />

the<br />

will<br />

of<br />

God<br />

may<br />

lie<br />

beneath<br />

many<br />

options<br />

available<br />

to<br />

man . . .<br />

And<br />

where<br />

is<br />

the<br />

road<br />

to<br />

peace.<br />

I<br />

love<br />

you . . .<br />

Every<br />

year<br />

my<br />

conversation<br />

with<br />

you<br />

will<br />

get<br />

easier . . .<br />

but<br />

not<br />

now,<br />

your<br />

death<br />

has<br />

suddened<br />

upon<br />

us,<br />

. . . faith<br />

is<br />

a<br />

way<br />

of<br />

covering<br />

thoughts<br />

. . .you<br />

always<br />

said<br />

to<br />

me,<br />

that<br />

I<br />

could<br />

never<br />

hit<br />

two<br />

curve<br />

balls<br />

in<br />

a<br />

row.<br />

I<br />

didn’t<br />

hit<br />

it<br />

last<br />

night<br />

and<br />

I<br />

never<br />

saw<br />

this<br />

one<br />

coming . . .<br />

PDD<br />

2 THE METRO HERALD

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