Living, Too Late Poem by Ben Partenay

Living, Too Late



bridge jump,
that's what she did
when she was just
a little girl

me, I read books
on war, on politics,
tried to be old
when I wasn't

run away
with me, that's what
she said three months
from a year ago

me, I stayed home
planned life down to
loan payments
and picket fences

now what, I can't
save her, not even
god can
she is already
gone

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
William Jackson 02 July 2007

Sad poem, Ben. Well crafted and heart stopping piece on the fragility of human beings. Sincerely, William

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