Stephen Sutherlin

Sitting by the Window

December 16, 2020
The old man sits His accomplishments In his lap

A bag of Memories and triumphs Moments and epiphanies

He is alone Now, sometimes unable to Make sense of the bundle

He opens it Rummages for one To abate his longing

No longer relevant All of his virile impressions Are now gathered here

A wish to silence The depression, the anger With one last victory

And, if some passerby May find him here He would always share

For the stories Of these deeds Were all he has left …to give…