Uncle History and the Telegram

Cover of Planet of the Blind....man and dog....

It wasn’t much at first—

Something like a post horn 

Sounding from a distance

Uncle History’s conscience

It wasn’t much

A slightest breeze 

In his hair

A haunted house feeling

Dead leaves at his feet

“I’ve got to get out of this racket”

(He writes an old fashioned telegram)

“Facts soaked in blood” Stop

“Still feel good at heart” Stop

“Want good, hard unpolitical tears” Stop

“Will you rescue me?” Stop

He looks down 

Sees his cord has been cut

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Author: stevekuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University

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