An old Man

By BoyBackFromWar

Up on the hill,
above this little town
an old man stands,
watching his home
for the last time.

The winds have brought
heavy, grey clouds
full of lead rain.

All the memories
of the past times are 
being swallowed
by the burning houses.
Red rivers are now 
flooding the streets.

With tears in his
eyes he turns around,
and disappears into the mist.

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Copyright 2016 BoyBackFromWar
Published on Sunday, March 6, 2016.     Filed under: "Depressed" and "Poetry"
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  • Slingnasty On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, Slingnasty (137)By person wrote:

    Very moving. I really like the imagery. Writing from dark memories that you can't turn the light switch off! Well wrought!! Ty for sharing. Keep pouring it out.

  • BoyBackFromWar On Monday, March 14, 2016, BoyBackFromWar (16)By person wrote:

    Thank you so much for the encouragement.

  • Broken doll On Sunday, March 6, 2016, Broken doll (15)By person wrote:

    Sad and powerful, thank you for sharing

  • BoyBackFromWar On Monday, March 14, 2016, BoyBackFromWar (16)By person wrote:

    Thank you for the feedback.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Sunday, March 6, 2016, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    Excellent way to capture the emotions and pain of moving off into the mist... I read something recently that used the device of an 80 year old couple being evicted that powerfully brought to mind the futility of everything we work for and cherish, being someone else's trash...in the end leaving nothing and being left with nothing. This reminded me of that scene, in that it is powerful and tangible in its simplicity. Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • BoyBackFromWar On Monday, March 14, 2016, BoyBackFromWar (16)By person wrote:

    Thank you for the feedback. It is actually inspired by a similar thing that happened to a person that has been very close to me.

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