1.5 Million

1.5 million left home

1.5 million did not return

1.5 million from 1775 until today.

Though we never met

Though we never made eye contact

Though we never shook hands

Though we never exchanged words

Though I do not know every name

I do know 1.5 million sacrifices

I cannot forget.

Today, tomorrow, the next day.

This week, this month, this year.

Through muggy summers

Through frigid winters

Through rainy springs

Through windy falls

Through times good and bad

As long as I draw breath,

1.5 million sacrifices

I will not forget.