Todd Milstead Poet Ode

Melted Pride

I pulled the trigger. 
You melted in my hands.
Flowing like silver lava,
As hot as dragons breath.

You taught me many things.
How patience is a virtue,
Timing is everything,
And in life you will get burnt.

I stayed with you
 Blinded by you power.
Breathing your breath.
Standing strong and 
guiding you.

 Alas, with all true loves
 it had to end.
No fault of yours,
or even mine.

I still carry the marks
you left like some sort of 
fallen warrior.
But they only remind 
of pride not of pain.

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Todd Milstead September 14, 2016 at 8:51 AM This writing is about my life before an illness has disabled me from working. I was a welder for many, many years and took great pride in that. Now it is not so. Welding is a craft, That taught me many things. Hopefully described in this poem.