I didn't like it when I wrote it, but then it sort of grew on me. If it doesn't make any sense to you, then... (insert instruction of choice here)


Forgotten Man

A forgotten man sits near the road
He looks like you or me
No one else could understand
Why he is a forgotten man

The forgotten man speaks to a stranger
His words are true, relevant, and sincere
His words do not move the stranger
For he is a forgotten man

The forgotten man speaks words alone
They are not true, they are not sincere
His words pulsate through him
And all he gains is fear

The forgotten man is dressed in silk
His is proper, rich, and clean
He calmly walks into the road
And lies down most serene

The forgotten man denies contemplation
About who he used to be
And then his life is taken
And he is thus set free

No one remembered the forgotten man.





Poetry by Morgan Cellohead
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Written on 2008-10-13 at 04:23

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