A stranger
Down the street
On the roof
No more
In the air – out in space
Tacked to the sky
Frozen for an instant
so I could see
Shock, disbelief
Run to where he fell
bent and broken, alone
Who is he, will he make it
Wondering –
no news
Driven to know, to hear
How he is, is he alone
Act of will, of submission,
Of service
Called me to the scene,
to his room
A mother’s son
Dealing with
another challenge,
another test
(Raymond A. Foss)
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