The Telegram

The Telegram

written by: Luiz Syphre

@luizsyphre

Oh! I’ve just come from where
the land meets the Sun

from a war that must be won!
for we are soldiers
with our rifles and machine-guns

with my brothers thereupon
falling one by one
battle ‘til we are none
or uphill they will run!

for my Brothers are so brave
with God and our grenades
our families we’ll save
as bullets ricochet!

but for now
I have leave for days

the chopper’s blades
push up and my spirit elevates

you see
I feel nothing but rage
like an animal caged
day and night
In this brutal brigade

I miss my kid and wife

a few days away
from this dog life

get my boy
play with the board
and dice
holding my lady
that would be nice
‘a couple days Sargent’
I said it sufficed

and so I walk in the door
she’s laying on the floor
but I don’t understand
loudly my son and her pour!
my voice shaky
I scream and soar!

then I got closer and read
the telegram from war
that I was a brave soldier
and their hearts were sore

I want to be with my family
my wife and Son
are there home for me!
It’s where I need to be
I’ve been so alone you see!

© 2018 Luiz D. Syphre

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:

This is a retelling of the song ‘Love Vigilantes’ by New Order.

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Luiz Syphre

I immigrated to the states from Mexico at age 12 and I quickly fell in love with poetry after my grandfather read some of his poems to me. However, at 18, I had a young family and that left very little time for this endevour as I started working to support us. I returned to adult school to finish my diploma. At that time I developed a severe depression that I still struggle with to this day, but I found it to be a great source of inspiration as well. Today I live in Los Angeles and I'm divorced. I have two children I see whenever possible and two adult kids. Both my Grandfather and his brother are award winning poets and journalists, with one, (Bartolome Delgado DeLeon) having a street, library and a prestigious national poet award in his honor. Most of my pieces come from personal experience and true to me. Sometimes my material is raw, other times murdeous, and yet other times romantic, but always me, 100% authentic guaranteed.

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