I don't even recall what year I wrote this but it has been a while cuz I actually posted it on my FB account when I had access to it so many years ago. I don't even recall my password to login..lol, but I used a pseudonym of Jessie Echevarria cuz I didn't want to be known on there..but time is passing and I can see it on my skin and face..but I still have one more poem. I just randomly chose a year but it has been a long time ago.
...YET....
January 23 2015
The book is old..ragged, faded..
Threadbare, seams open.
The face is cracked..craggy, jaded..
Judged and tossed..
Piled upon a pile..of books,
Just the same..then again,
Not quite the same.
A story begun,
A story like many...
Yet...different! Unique!
With twists and turns,
Accomplished goals and many leftover wishes.
The cover is old..ragged, faded..
Embossed with fingerprints,
The pages marked by perusing eyes and minds..
Happy, sad, and sated..
Chapters slow,
Chapters fast,
Chapters flow,
From beginning to last.
Sequels spun..more books waiting..
From the mind of the old man sitting..eyes closed..
In contemplation of the stories he has birthed..
His face is old..ragged, faded..
In threadbare coat, open seams,
His face is cracked..craggy, jaded..
Judged and tossed..
He is an old horse out to pasture..
Blind and lame..
With just one more story..
One more run..
Just the same.
Peace
About the Creator
Victor Mendez
Born in 1958.There's a lot of road beneath these feet.Worn out pairs upon pairs of shoes.Been a ranch kid,a city kid,a Marine,a dad, a grandfather now,an avid reader and just recently began writing poetry in 2015 just to vent.
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