FROM :A FINE LINE
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This one’s for the dead
The dead I used to know
The ones from my childhood mostly
Who seemed so immortal
The postman
The barber
All my departed clan members
The villagers in general
The priest
The man who lived up the hill tending sheep
The drunk fisherman
The fat ladies at the market
The woman who baked your bread when you brought her granny’s dough
The one-armed man
The blind woman
The homosexual couple pretending to be brothers
The taxi driver
This one’s for the moribund
Or so it seems they are
The ones I met when I moved from Greece
Who seemed strange
Were different
Colder
Distant
Who taught me to be careful
I visited my elementary school
Ceilings seemed so low
Schoolyard so small
All that was left were anecdotes
The principal
The grade 6 teacher who also moonlighted as the music teacher
The mean kids
The meaner kids
The bullies
The ones who liked me
Their aloof parents
I wonder what happened to the dumb ones
This one’s for the many
The stupid
The disturbed
The adult bullies
The idiotic young men I grew around
The ones who only cared about getting the girls
The nimrods getting high in the park
The ones who copied my notes
I heard most of them are worse off now
Finally
This one’s for the living
The ones who knew life
Though few
They made my life plentiful
They were my friends
My girlfriends
My allies
Some family members
The ones with understanding nods
The girl with that perfect innocent smile
The beautiful people who knew me
Who
By looking at me
Saw through my expressionless face
Into my bleeding heart
And sensitive soul
Gone by
Present
Future
I love a fulfilling life
A meaning
A hope
And if you’re reading this
And you see yourself in here somewhere
Well
Thank you!!!
Copyright Ted Kouretas 2017
Ted's Adventures in WiFi 