Poems from Robert Williford

Honorably discharged disabled veteran from Arkansas. Did a 12 month tour in Europe and a 6 week deployment to Northwest Africa. I speak a little German and a lot of Spanish. Many Vets lose their way/purpose in life. Your new mission in life, the most important you will ever have, is to become a better father, husband, son and neighbor. It doesn't make you weak to become a better human being. You don't have to be one of the military statistics who either commit suicide or end up in prison.
Why measure me with your yardstick
Enduring your arrogance and intellectual spit
Think you could stand the pain it inflicts?
Blame all...
I was five
When my world first shattered
My father told me I was different
That was all that mattered
Not every kid lived with his Ma...
The symphony of
Midnight howls
Anticipate your rise
Warm milky shadow
Bathes the forest
Until at last
Window panes
Glow with your touch...
We’re sorry this place is reserved for another
It’s not your skin or your color
Nor the name of your mother
Or the many discrepancies you...
Life is defined many ways
No two scientist ever agree
Though new life is discovered every day
Exactly what it is they see
But one point...