ThursdayII September

Youth, bright as oil on water.
Untended growth
Defined by irrefragable seasons and human touch.
Untended growth
Blooms to a sickening rose.
Browned and furled.

Dissolute years quickens
To a deep old age.
A painful age.

Unrepentant and resolute,
The old soldier wrestles on.
Yeilding blindly to inexplicable design.

Petal-delicate head down.
Resolutely dissolute.
Losing the future in the past.
Refusing pity, forgiveness or whim.
Stupidly steadfast, digging in.

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