Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He's had over a hundred thirty poems and stories published so far, and two books. Outward BoundI'm tethered to others by lines I distain. Wishing no one's help, asking no one's advice, seeking no one's closeness. Time a rope's length away is comfort and peace. Sharing no one's delusions, solving no one's problems coddling no one's ego. But when the cords unbind in woods or mind, Fearing no one's reachable, worrying no one's aware, panicking no one's helpful I scurry toward contact and grasp for connection. Clutching for even a stranger's touch, for even a harsh look, for even a curse in recognition. Keeping Company |
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