Arrived unwilling,
he rusted (hammered in tight).
Forgetting what for.
© 2017 Melinda Irvine
Daily Prompt: Resist
He Needs No Friends
Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school.
Wow! Not much of an haiku enthusiast, though I write short poems, but yes this is a powerful piece!!
Thank you Jerry, I see you realise it’s about more than a nail. Mel.
Yeah Melinda and I liked the poem a lot, I had to repost it on my blog.