Reckless Rebel’s Life

He grew up rebellious
screwed up reckless rebel
troublesome in high school
kicked out many times
preferred playing pool
in an old pool hall
in a nondescript city

joined the military
didn’t adapt to the
required conformity
got in trouble there
busted down a rank
in correctional custody
had an insightful epiphany
maybe him not them

reinvented himself
embraced the military
became an officer
rescued a child in Nam
met the child’s mother
married her and
brought her and
her child to America

became a minister
led many sinners to God
when God took his wife
and adopted child
in a fatal auto accident
swore off religion forever

almost drank himself to death
after his loss of his family
one angry night killed a guy
in a drunken bar fight
disappeared after that

NYC detectives found
him ten years later in NY
homeless and incoherent
died on the way to jail
in the back of the squad car

Bob Boyd

Author: BobBoyd

Age 80. Cancer survivor since 3 years ago. Work out 3 times a week. Ride my exercise bike 2 hours a day. Live a solo reclusive life. Retired a year ago from working with the elderly in a nonprofit. Started writing poetry a little over a year ago; most poems I write are fictional but some are not. Spiritual with a permanent spiritual experience. Write poems on many subjects. Always researching for many of my poems and because of my unquenchable thirst for knowledge. After reading and hearing about many near death experiences and death bed visions, I believe death is the ultimate awakening and the relocation of a lifetime. You may believe differently, but you have the right to be wrong -- I'm just messing with you. :-) View all posts by BobBoyd