Iwo Jima Reflection 1
Iwo Jima reflection 1
10 December 2015
old shufflin' man aged ninety two
creaks out of bed
slides his feet into old shufflin' shoes
draggin' ass
passin' gas
eyes his aging cat
stretching on the vent
"and this is how my life has went"
"not too bad for an old fart like me"
no one comes or calls
no one wants to hear
about his loves or
his needs or his fears
she died when he was eighty five
they were quite a pair
very much alive
said she'd wait for him
"on the other side"
told him not to hurry
she had nothing but time
an army uniform hangs on the door
heavy with medals
his boots on the floor
"hell yes i'd do it again
i'd go for my family
and country and friends"
"those were my living times"
he said so often before
and now his years are gone
the darkness has settled
the shadows lengthen
too many years alone
the body failed and worn
old shufflin' man
will shuffle no longer
he met his maker at ten past four
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