Thursday, October 17, 2013

The Wrinkles of a Man

I am a man;
A faulted, humbled, remorseful man.

My wrinkles are deep like rivers;

My wounds are deep like rivers.

I am a man.
A risen, happy, partnered man.

My wrinkles are scared and lasting;

My wounds are alive and lasting.

I am a man;
A hurting man.


2 comments:

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I love "my wrinkles are deep like rivers, my wounds are deep like rivers".

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

I like this as a poem, just can't relate it very well to the prompt.