Osijek

Swinging in my chair, andStirring my coffee again.Cigarette smoke permeates;Lung disease won’t scare here.

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From just across the river, bullets had sprayed these streets.Over the years, people had run With their groceries and children.

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 Now we can meander along, andDangle our feet over that river.Bird song and traffic fill the breeze.We ponder our choice of ice cream. 

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Education, business acumenAll present, yet a dire status quo.Why is your country overlookedWith hearts and shops so ready? 

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Searching for words; the strifeSo unexpected. You interject,McDonald’s opened to crowds.I commiserate in reply. 

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