Thursday, March 19, 2026

A SON'S LAMENT by Duane L. Herrmann

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A SON'S LAMENT

When lilacs last

in the backyard bloomed,

and I lived with

my father, I

barely survived

mental breakdowns

that removed me

from physicality.

He never knew,

oh, he never knew

how close I came

to leaving life.

Then, not long later,

he was removed

and life has never

been all right.

What might have been? Oh, what might have been?

© Duane L. Herrmann


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Duane L. Herrmann

With degrees in Education and History, Duane L. Herrmann has work published in print and online, in fifty-plus anthologies, over one hundred other publications (Gonzo Press, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, Page and Spine, etc), plus a sci fi novel, eight collections of poetry, a local history, stories for children, a book on fasting and other works, despite an abusive childhood with dyslexia, ADHD, cyclothymia, an anxiety disorder, a form of Mutism, and now, PTSD.  


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