She came back to me
after 3 months with another.
I saw the apprehension in her face...
would I throw her out?
...
Don't look afraid
or self-conscious...
you lost.
Make the best
...
She left me,
the love of my life.
I lost my job
and marriage needs money
...
I sat beside him
-a friend dying.
I held his hand
but it seemed
...
I turn on the news
and after the smiles
and expensive clothes
the reporters give
...
The Survivor
How wonderful
she said
You're 85.
What a long life.
Long...yes.
I'm a survivor
and my body
aches a lot.
My mind only
works fitfully
and one thing
she should understand.
Being a survivor
I had to see
a generation
vanish around me.
Family and friends
all departed
to the great
unknown forever.
I am still
here but
at what
an emotional price.