Poem #2-2012 Parts

In suffering silence

wounded warriors

exist without:

arms

legs

hands

feet

But whither the

less obvious parts?

innocence

compassion

trust

hope

Missing limbs

are still felt

(they say)

But when innocence

and the like are lopped away –

Is there a residue?

Psychic scars must surely

outlive the corporeal

Ask a ghost

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