Sam Served

Posted on June 10, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Back to Life  (posted by Laura Bloomsbury)
“For this prompt we must rely totally on our imagination. We are reconstituting a deceased person, one that is unknown to us, neither family nor famous. By way of poetic resurrection, we see them live again.”

Yes, I won awards in the military.
Saving Sam, they called me.
It was all about my country
back then. When I returned
home, it was all about job-
lessness, nightmares,
and flashbacks. Sorry you
were the one to find me,
son.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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22 Responses to Sam Served

  1. hank77 says:
    June 10, 2020 at 12:49 am

    kaykuala

    Sorry you were the one to find me,
    son.

    Returning heroes sadly are quickly forgotten. A heart-rending episode for a son who hopefully could keep the memory alive

    Hank

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  2. rothpoetry says:
    June 10, 2020 at 1:30 am

    I could feel for Sam! Sounds like he had a really hard time in life!

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  3. Sascha Darlington says:
    June 10, 2020 at 2:03 am

    That last line says it all.

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  4. Robert D says:
    June 10, 2020 at 2:26 am

    That last line… Sam apologizing after his society failed… Powerful

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  5. Frank Hubeny says:
    June 10, 2020 at 3:27 am

    I like the apology to his son in the last sentence.

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  6. kim881 says:
    June 10, 2020 at 8:33 am

    A big story told in few words, Sara. So many people like Sam return to ‘job-lessness, nightmares, and flashbacks’. Sam shouldn’t be the one to apologise.

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  7. Laura Bloomsbury says:
    June 10, 2020 at 10:18 am

    this is great – a concise and hard hitting response to the prompt – the title has a bite too.

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  8. poetrybydebi says:
    June 10, 2020 at 5:36 pm

    That hit like a hammer. Too much truth for comfort in this one.

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  9. Xan says:
    June 10, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    This one would fit right in to Spoon River.

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  10. Misky says:
    June 11, 2020 at 10:55 am

    This one has teeth.

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  11. memadtwo says:
    June 11, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    Too many stories like this. (K)

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