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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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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Thanks, Hank!
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I could feel for Sam! Sounds like he had a really hard time in life!
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There are so many Sams out there.
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That last line says it all.
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Thanks, Sascha!
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That last line… Sam apologizing after his society failed… Powerful
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Thanks, Robert!
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I like the apology to his son in the last sentence.
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Thanks, Frank!
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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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Thanks, Kim!
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this is great – a concise and hard hitting response to the prompt – the title has a bite too.
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Thanks so much, Laura!
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That hit like a hammer. Too much truth for comfort in this one.
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Thanks, Debi!
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This one would fit right in to Spoon River.
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Thanks! I love Spoon River.
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This one has teeth.
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Thanks, Misk. It is prevalent in our society.
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Too many stories like this. (K)
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Must agree with that.
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