A Voice in the Wilderness
By luigi_pagano
Sun, 28 Apr 2019
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Dear Martin I've heard
you practice the law
and are so successful
as to inspire awe.
you practice the law
and are so successful
as to inspire awe.
You maybe surprised
to receive this letter
but you'll be apprised
of the facts of the matter.
to receive this letter
but you'll be apprised
of the facts of the matter.
I came to this country
because I believed
it needed defending
but I was deceived.
because I believed
it needed defending
but I was deceived.
Instead of peace
mayhem ensued;
civilians took flight
to escape the feud.
mayhem ensued;
civilians took flight
to escape the feud.
We hoped to achieve
a spiritual resurgence
but the enemy crushed
our fierce insurgence.
a spiritual resurgence
but the enemy crushed
our fierce insurgence.
I've maimed and killed
of my own free will
so I feel that I need
your professional skill.
of my own free will
so I feel that I need
your professional skill.
Although I am guilty
of many an attack
now that it's over
I want to come back.
of many an attack
now that it's over
I want to come back.
I would like your help
to rejoin my own peer
that is why I'm saying
“I wish you were here”.
to rejoin my own peer
that is why I'm saying
“I wish you were here”.
© Luigi Pagano 2019
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H.i Luigi,
Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
H.i Luigi,
this kind of reminds me of that old saying, the grass is always greener till you get to the other side and find out it's not.
As always great rhythm and rhyme.
Jenny. xx
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Deliberately leaving vague
Deliberately leaving vague how much the person despised, and still maybe despises, and has worked against the country he/she wants to return to? Did he/she go to defend or to change and try to create a violent 'government', and what are their feelings and objectives now? Saying 'Wish you were here' to advise and defend his/her application I suppose as he/she 'wishes to be back there'. So the lawyer would have to investigate. A very difficult subject. Rhiannon
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