Eddie's Knees
I always forget about Eddie’s knees.
I pray for peace, of course, I always pray
For peace, and always for the sorry souls
I see along the street whose lives unroll
And more and more impact me by degrees;
For friends as well, their joys and their regrets,
And Eddie, too, but somehow still forget
To say a little something for his knees.
Jeffrey Essmann is an essayist and poet living in New York. His poetry has appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, among them Dappled Things, Amethyst Review, the St. Austin Review, U.S. Catholic, America Magazine, The Society of Classical Poets, and various venues of the Benedictine monastery with which he is an oblate. He was the 2nd Place winner in the Catholic Literary Arts 2022 Assumption of Mary poetry contest and 1st Place winner in its Advent: Mary Mother of Hope contest later that year. He is editor of the Catholic Poetry Room page on the Integrated Catholic Life website.
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