A Man Sitting On a Bench

Ground down by life
He sits on the bench
While people just pass him by
Once he was young and stood tall
But that was years ago

When it happened 
He wasn’t prepared
So it struck him hard
Each day since was endless
So he sits on a bench.

© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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