Mr. Thomas
Hello Mr. Thomas, see you sitting
like you have been everyday
for over the past twenty years,
sipping a black coffee
in the corner of this old café.
Pretending to mind your own.
Most of us leave you be,
looking over, feeling sorry
with the worn clothes your wear.
It looks like you have
had it a little rough Mr. Thomas.
Your beard is getting longer,
unkempt orange with grey.
Aged glasses barely covering
your eyes Mr. Thomas.
The dirt hiding your eyes
and what you are seeing.
Most of the visitors here
think you are a poor, old man
that barely has the words to speak.
The dried stains we see
on your clothes do not help, Mr. Thomas.
No one has seen you out
aside from sitting here Mr. Thomas
yet you always have your coffee
with your cigarette breaks,
a beaten novel in hand.
You are a mystery Mr. Thomas.
We do not know where
you come and go from
at the beginning or end of each day.
Who are you Mr. Thomas?
November 16, 2019
Better Ahead
Know sometimes it is hard to get out of bed.
easier to shield self from the day ahead
and stay away in the alone dark.
Difficult to see with eyes closed
that times are better ahead.
You walk around with no one understanding.
That is what your mind says.
Thoughts based on what you see
and feel about the outside world.
The tragic outweighs the good in your eys.
Hold on to the good you feel
so you see the better ahead.
The negative may overwhelm
your entire being at all moments,
giving thoughts to take it all away.
Before that final step is prepared
remember that is irreversible.
Grab on to the one thing
that lets you know it is better ahead.
Find a person who has walked
similar paths of troubles.
Those people are all around
to prop you mentally up
without wanting a return.
Share experiences of lonely thoughts
and turn to positive
one step at a time
until the sunrise ahead
is within reach
and the feel ahead is better.
November 25, 2019
© Andrew Scott – Just A Maritime Boy
© Andrew Scott – Just A Maritime Boy
