Hotel by Masticadores«The Sad Man» by Lynn White
«The Sad Man» by Lynn White
I take my hat off to him
the sad man
of the leafy suburbs
always smartly dressed
dapper
old fashioned smart
carrying
all our problems
with all his silent grief
on pinstriped shoulders.
We all took our hats off to him
that sad man,
as we played in the streets
as we grew older
as we changed
while he stayed the same
still silent
still carrying
all those problems
all that grief
that we never understood.
First published in Visual Verse, June 2019
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Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/
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