How I knew I was mostly OK

by Matthew Borczon / August 16th, 2020

Was because
I didn’t
have a
specific
plan to
kill myself
my fantasy
wasn’t about
blood it
was just
the moment
when the
helicopter blades
stopped turning
the wound
vacs stopped
humming the
children stopped
crying
it was
like the
moment
all the
birds
stop chirping
just before
the hurricane
begins.

Matthew Borczon recently retired from the United States Navy reserve after 20 years of service. He has published 17 books of poetry; the most recent PTSD a Living Will is available through Rust Belt Press. He is married with 4 children Read other articles by Matthew.

This article was posted on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.