Confiscated

Confiscated
At birth — tagged
Held
In custody
In care of

Something
Bigger — larger —
Greater than
Itself

Habilitated
To comfort
Kept
For ransom
To security
Trained
To pay — each hour
Build
Each day

By — its own hands
The enclosure
Its
Uniforms — flags
Families
And die — wrapped
Fortifying
Defending
In service

Of something
Bigger
Greater than
Itself

Its
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