"REAP/S/OW"
By s.p. burke
I reaped all of the golden wheat,
(now thrashing that same grain)
the chaff of me, lost to the wind,
and washed away by rain.
Now rutted, rotted, rancid death,
(spread evenly ‘cross dirt)
charred remains, once former me,
now used to salt the earth.
Ancient, decayed, desolate lands,
(whose paths I have, well worn)
labored the weight of sorrow’s yoke
and burden’s jagged thorns.
I sponged all of my sweat from brow,
(pilfered a single seed)
broke free, fled to fertile ground, knelt
then planted a new me.
s.p. burke is a recently retired intelligence analyst in the US Army. Follow him here. Listen to our Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Catch our interview with David Meadows on the Savage Wonder Podcast this week.
If you didn’t see it live, make sure you’re following us on Instagram so you can catch our Valentine’s Day Write Loud, featuring Dex, Mason Rodrigue, Keith Walter Dow, Lani Hankins, and Chris Madsen.
Registration is live for our first acting and playwriting classes! The classes are being offered at our Quaker Ave. location on February 22nd and March 4th. Find more details and register here.
VetRep is hosting our second public workshop, this time for War Wound by Philip Korth. We’re proud to hold this event at American Legion Post 633 in Highland Falls, NY which is our sponsor for the reading. Get tickets here!