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| cami |
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?
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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.
Lovely, Duane!
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