Disgraced Poem by James Casey

Disgraced

He puts up a front but no one knows,
The pain that flows like a river deep within his soul

To the sound of stabbing words, they deliver
To him it has no effect but it makes him quiver

They stay within his mind, those thoughts untold
He travels the earth brave, sure and bold

In his room he stays, where no one can see his face
With the shame he has, a families big disgrace

His heart aches but still he goes on
Longing for one with whom to share a bond

Someone who makes him happy not sad
Seems to know what to do to make anything glad

Beauty is the one that will make him a lover
And in their happy place no one can hover

He finds satisfaction and joy in being with her
Bathed in the joy of love is what they are,

Until they are forever paired in eternal love,
With happiness and love filling the air like doves

Then he ruined things again and asked for her hand
She rejecting his ring was more than he could stand

Jim 1961