Look at Me

By Richard L. Provencher

Sat, 15 Dec 2012
  • 679 reads
2 comments
 

In the midst of pain he cried
look at me
I’ve been tried
life a thief from abroad

except I am part of terra firma
a native son
and back from the plan
of bringing peace to
a land called Afghanistan

now here I am an
impotent soul
booze conquered me
and drugs --
nightmares that simply came
and stole my soul

look at me.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Ismat Khan on
Readable poem, LIKE as an afghan

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you for your comment, Ismat. My wife and I had a precious cat, JC for 17 years and she has now passed. What country are you from? Richard and Esther, from Canada.
Richard L. Provencher