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Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.
The first said, "I built a big house for our mother. "
The second said, " I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
The third smiled and said, "I've got you, both beat. You know how Mom enjoys the Bible, and you know
she can't see very well. I sent her a brown parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000.00 a year for 10 years, but it was
worth it. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot will recite it."
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"Milton," she wrote the first son, "The house you
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"Marvin," she wrote to another, "I am too old to
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Vanishing Act
I said , “my years are all added up mister,
My loved ones are slowly slipping away,
It’s down to a distant brother and sister,
And only a short time for me on this day ”,
“How do you cope with being lonely, he asked?”
“And do you ever feel the throws of despair?”
I said, “ no man I really must confess,
Not as long as good memories are here“,
I keep them deep inside where only I can be,
They are bundled right here next to my heart,
It’s the main difference between you and me,
Just click the hammer back son if you‘re smart,
He said, "tell me why I should spare your life?"
I told him I really didn’t think that he should,
My kids are estranged and I have no more wife,
I begged him to kill quickly if he could,
“You think I think you're a craker “, he said,
And you think I’m just a down and out nigger,
I said "no sir" I don't think of you at all that way,
Just do what you came for and pull the damn trigger,
He slowly raised the pistol as he pointed at my head,
I thought briefly for a moment that soon I'd be dead,
Then tears rolled down his face like steady running water,
That reminded me of my nightmare wars just before the slaughter,
So go right ahead young man, I've no reason to live,
My life’s a total mess and I've got nothing more to give,
He looked confused as he showed me to my knees,
As though he'd spare my life if I only begged him please,
My teary eyes shut tight as I awaited the kill,
In the dim evening light so calm and so still,
My life flashed before me as I whispered a prayer,
And when I looked up he was no longer there.
by
Jacques Gaspard
Copyright © Jacques Gaspard
Inspiration: It is important to record and be reminded of some of the social ills of this age, such as racism and sensless acts of evil. This piece is through the eyes of a tortured ex-Viet Nam Veteran, an albient soul who is prepared to meet his Maker in a strange, yet miraculous way.
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Poem Number: 20020
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