As I watch
as he
sits in the corner
drinking grain alcohol
that tastes like regret and pain and general unpleasantry
and he weeps
those tears of solid resignation and misery
the scene unfolds before me
of his early days
of being young like me
but having so much passion and commitment to a bigger idea
that he committed
human atrocity
for something bigger
than himself.
As I watch
I cry my own tears
for this man’s lack of youth
because he had no time to squander
and instead
was forced
to live a life
of the worst kind of sacrifice.
And I cry some more
because I
am a self-aggrandizing
son of a *****
if I think my petulant, schoolgirl drama
is ****
compared to this.
Sep 17, 2012
Sep 17, 2012 at 3:12 PM UTC
As I watch
as he
sits in the corner
drinking grain alcohol
that tastes like regret and pain and general unpleasantry
and he weeps
those tears of solid resignation and misery
the scene unfolds before me
of his early days
of being young like me
but having so much passion and commitment to a bigger idea
that he committed
human atrocity
for something bigger
than himself.
As I watch
I cry my own tears
for this man’s lack of youth
because he had no time to squander
and instead
was forced
to live a life
of the worst kind of sacrifice.
And I cry some more
because I
am a self-aggrandizing
son of a *****
if I think my petulant, schoolgirl drama
is ****
compared to this.
Tom Barry. Go read up on him.
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