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WALK LIKE A MAN.

I do; my dad.
There's no doubt that I'm his lad.
His left knee and mine are weak.
Phone us up and let us speak
to hear how similar we are;
my brush bristles with his tar.
My sweat smells the same as his;
a tang of graft and fear that is
both helical and hand-me-down,
but I'm not fit to wear the crown:
he took stockĀ at twenty-three,
I'm fifty; no one walks like me.

◄ BORN AGAIN.

THE DAY DONE. ►

Comments

Travis Brow

Fri 20th Mar 2015 07:35

Thank you Charlie, most kind.

Charlie markham

Thu 19th Mar 2015 20:51

Damn, you captured the emotion and conveyed it perfectly. Brilliant piece of work!

Travis Brow

Fri 27th Feb 2015 12:36

Thank you Mamta. I've just altered it slightly, to make it scan a bit better.

Mamta

Fri 27th Feb 2015 10:58

A poem worth reading !!! Nice work !!!

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