My Shadow Poem

Here's my shadow poem.

If that man named after his father had not join the army

and served his country and after the war

went on to teach and have a family

if his son -named after his father-

had not been given the gift of baseball

and not seen the like of Italy or the Netherlands

had the young girl not become best friends

with the girl down the street and if

she had not attended her wedding

and if she had not met the son named after his father

and held a wedding of there own

If life did not require food, shelter, or other necessities

and the newlyweds hadn't decided to join the military

as did his father

their family might never have seen Florida or Virgina

Germany and Colorado

and Oklahoma when the son's son started to play the guitar

nor would they have seen the likes of Alaska where the son's son

is writing these words and if it weren't for these events

I might not be here

named, after my father