Unrecognizable
Do you recognize
This man?
Walking down a snowy path
Years ago
You shared his bath
Filled with bubbling hopes
Optimistic poems
And washed away each others
Sins
Do you recognize
This man?
Fighting earnestly
For change
Years ago
You flew his plane
Through smoky clouds
A hedonistic crowd
And guided him through the
Fog
But now
There are beggars
Gathered at the footsteps
Of a nation
Stealing apples from
The blind
But now
There are soldiers
Occupying the gardens
Of a widow
In the final stage of
Decline
But now
There are roaches
Nibbling the portions
Of a servant
Down to his very last
Dime
In a world
Where elephants
Crush
Intimidated
Ants
In a world
I no longer
Understand
Do you recognize
This man?
Do you recognize
This man?
Of course
Not
He is
A mere shadow
Unrecognizable
Copyright © Catman Cohen | Year Posted 2012
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