Tuesday, April 5, 2011

William's Surrender



Plagued for many years.
A person who lives in his wallowed barred wall of regret
Remorse yet still waiting upon.

Loving him with a vengeance,
Laden with numbed trepidation and fear.
Hollowed and unwilling to read  or write between the lines.
The words speak-easy
Sealed with a shallow kiss, parlayed upon.

Self mutilation, destruction and waning.
Across a half century.
The infantile still wanting to be fed with formula or milk.

Pressing upon false hope
I seal the letter
Yearning into the wind
Please
This time
Let it be so
I put up the red flag
Against the wood
And I wait
Another yester year has passed
Maybe just maybe this time...
It  Will be different
I grieve a silent homage

For my brother. 


11 comments:

  1. smiles. nice embedded message there...hope he has a good birthday. today is a new day, yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not a promise...

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  2. Oh Lorely, this is so good. While I was reading this it brought tears to my eyes.Maybe it will be different this time. You are such a wonderful and talented writer. You go deep within your soul and what comes out is so awesome it blows my mind.

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  3. Heartfelt and brave you said... x

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  4. Really nice.. Loved every word of it..

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  5. Brian you are pretty sharp for finding the embedded...keep on eating that Captain Crunch! I appreciate everyone's comments...this one did take some bravery to write Paul...close to the heart...I am longing for the day of surrender and his freedom.

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  6. Thanks for sharing it Lorely

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  7. keep loving him...keep believing Lorily

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  8. It's a beautiful tribute, Lorely. I'm sorry for your brother's plight.

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  9. So sad yet so beautiful

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