He dwelled in darkness Home from Vietnam The woop woop of helicopter blades Reverberated in his head Long after he was grounded Nightmares suppressed by intoxicants Unable to escape addiction From rock bottom A shimmer of light A ray of hope He grabbed hold and pulled Out of despair Into the arms of his familyContinue reading “A Veteran”
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He Wears Black
You bring beauty, brilliance and buoyancy;But he wears black.You show broadmindedness, benevolence and boundlessness;But he broods in black.You are brave, brainy and balanced;But he’s bemused in black.You are breathtaking, beguiling and beloved;But he’s bleak in black;You have believed, begged, and bartered; But his betrayal has born black.You have blamed, blasted and banished,But he is backContinue reading “He Wears Black”
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