he used to be a hero
the atlas of his crew
when everybody moved away
the burden of it grew
life got overwhelming

he climbed inside his shell
to passing by observers he
pretended all was well
but nothing got accomplished
nothing was resolved
and in this way
his problems all devolved
his house fell down around him
plank by weary plank
he lost his job and lost his car
he stared at nothing, blank
a new girl bought
the house next door
she came to bring him pie
and seeing him in need of aid
she helped him simplify
between the two a friendship grew
that lasted to the end
sometimes we can, alone we can
sometimes we need a friend
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© 2017 kStan(ly) Lanning
picture by antranias, courtesy pixabay.com
created for the Daily prompt – overwhelming
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