Colonel Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Colonel



Colonel

Went to see colonel
-have chicken after years
- (In that way…)

Older days in Texas
-Churches; was the best known
-spicy; side dish was more pepper

It was in nineteen and seventy
-when I had Kentucky
-close to Lake Tahoe; pepper-less and softer

Today's food refreshed my memories
-sat silent and dived in long old scenes
-of today, yesterday; far gone days

In bank she, who smiled as part of duty
-to keep job by serving customers
-was forced to overcome inner pains

I noticed her weakness and failure…

So, revealed her deep sigh; sort of whine
-her losing beloved brother in Iran
- "Had sudden heart attack! "

"We had a long lovely dialogue…"
-she told me story of phone call
-I talked of our Ahmad
-and other brothers
- "I lost them; lost them all! "

In times, help comes only of heart, tongue
-took feeling of her life into mine
-felt her pains; felt alright!

Then came time,
-time to run and cross street
-I did it, as if young, in my teens

Read the signs and ordered:
- "Three-piece; a combo! "

With an eye on the girl other saw
-a young man, very thin
-teenager in green
-he spoke with himself
-made faces
-wore necklace
-legal badge to declare status of his health
-wished Zahra had been here,
-the woman who has lost brother
-possibly, she would then
-see the things in same way
-and question:
- "What is life? "
- walk mental? Or dying while alive?
-I could show uselessness of long life!
-twenty or fifty, seventy; and result?

Like that boy in the seat all alone
-moving hands everywhere
-up and down, all around
-in his face, some clown
-I must have talked and talked
-having no audience but myself
-because I flew high, everywhere
-to payments; felt anxious with my debts
-and the films and writings left half-way
-with no job; no income

Miracle of a change came with call
- "Tomorrow at eight in Aurora, "
-I will take the brush to paint walls

I will pay for the books that must cost
-slightly less than what expected
-four thousand, not seven and not eight
-can also handle the DVDs; one thousand
-that is if, of course if, I do earn to pay off

This is why, fulfilled I, dream of a success,
-plans of publishing the books and DVDs
-and packing to send out as combo

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: hoping
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