He sat still and drew empty stares
Boisterous smiles
Cocked head
Naked emotions on his aged face


Threadbare bones on heavy raiment
shiny skull betrayed the tired smile
Shady deals on his mind
While the attackers marauded behind


Memories of his fleeing youth
conquered every fear of a frail boot
He now wears! Thinner than the 'loot'
His memories a thousand fleeing demons!


Every head shook in those failures
The open eye that now caresses the coal tar
Apart from a faded smile
That still hung on his unfinished memories

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