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the forgotten man
by kevin wasden
©2023 Kevin Wasden
the forgotten man
in the rocking chair
watching robins outside the window
the forgotten man
can no longer stand
upright
crooked and bowed
with bristly beard
and unkempt hair
fringing a hairless crown
hidden beneath the baseball hat
emblazoned with lightning and sword
his frail skeleton
buried beneath four layers
never warm even in july
holes picked with nervous fingers
in the weave of his sweater
a broken body
a troubled mind
and memories that distort
fade
vanish
but his dreams are blindingly vivid
and frighteningly painful
jungles
ants
bullets
friends lost
battles buried in boxes
the weight of the dead
carried back to distant rendezvous
no man left behind
but truth
no man ever returned
1 comment:
II love it Kevin,I stopped yesterday to talk to a man in the Walmart parking lot looking for handouts.He sat in a wheel chair staring at the ground with a German shepherd by his side, this poem described him to a tee.I could not help but visit with him for a few moments and help share his pain even it was but for a few moments.Thank you for sharing. Randy
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