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This above all; to thine own self be true. 
William Shakespeare

4th November 2016 ~ Poetry Challenge ~ Day 4

4/11/2016

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TOM
by John Yeo

Everyone calls him Tom, who really cares?
He stands  with his hand out every day
Never says a  word, just stands and stares.
On  the same  corner of the highway.

I always put a coin in his hand as I passed,
He never smiled, just stared straight ahead.
I often wondered about his life in the past
One day I caught his eye and I said.

"I know who you are, It was a mystery.
I think you are certainly out of place
I have  weaved your life into a history
The fall must have hurt but it's no disgrace."

Tom looked shocked and angry.
For the first time ever, he actually spoke.
"I have to beg for food as I'm hungry!
I was wealthy once but now I'm broke."

The voice was nervous, and cultured
Betraying the roots of  fine living.
I had guessed a good life was ruptured
Destroyed by cruel fate, unforgiving

"I have written  a new turn for your story ."
I said, as I put a coin in his hand.
"You will now be covered in glory
I am a writer you understand."

Everyone called him Tom, who really cared?
He stood  with his hand out every day
Never said a  word, just stood and stared.
On  the same corner of the highway.

The original Tom was a sad mystery.
An unhappy life confined to history.

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