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.
When you think the sky is falling
That you’ve missed your life’s calling
When you’re feeling sad and forgotten
Lonely, abandoned and...
It’s none of your business!
Interjected quickly and often,
Becomes an all too familiar sound
But those five words can’t soften,
Your...
Mama always told me
I was a Sinner not a Saint
Addicted to Mrs. Alcohol
A substance so corrosive it peels paint
Destroys lives, cars,...
American Slave is easier to spell
Than it is to dispel
The numerous lies and myths
Associated through this
Branding-word pronounced slave...
What should we do?
Rejoice you’re alive, many possibilities are near
Pain we can survive, even in the face of fear
But we should never...