The Story
by Rick
Albright
Overtime it
grows
to fit the
needs
of the teller.
Our
brains
select and
edit
memories
dependent
upon
our need.
The young
marine
heading
home
from a
terrible war
tells a story
in
the
barracks
of DanangSo we
opened fire
we moved
forward
as we
carried him
on our
backs
while the
RVN
sniped at
us while
we found
coverWas pretty
close to
the facts
and
served the
need
to relieve
the past.
Later in life
he saysSo I
opened fire
and moved
to the front
where I
picked him
up
and carried
him
away while
they shot
at my back.
-the
pronoun
has
changed
the others
are gone,
his needs
have
changed.
He is no
longer
relieving
the past he
is reliving
the
past for
others to
see
him in the
light he
he needs
today.
Complete
Poems,
1924
by Emily
Dickinson
THE
BRAIN is
wider than
the sky,
For, put
them side
by side,
The one
the other
will include
With ease,
and you
beside.
The brain is
deeper
than the
sea,
For, hold
them, blue
to blue,
The one
the other
will absorb,
As
sponges,
buckets do.
The brain is
just the
weight of
God,
For, lift
them,
pound for
pound,
And they
will differ, if
they do,
As syllable
from sound.
Never
Forget
by
Anonymous
We never
forgive, We
never
forget.
Sunflower
Water Bottle
Why turn
the other
cheek?
When they
don’t give a
shit?
Dry
Dried out
like a raisin.
Radioactive
Metal
Heavy
Depletion
Decay
Sun baked,
Cooked to
a prime.
Test site.
Trinity.
Dried out.
Drink of Nature
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