A Lesser Man

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A Lesser Man

A Lesser Man

Taronis – ‘02

 

No fight has made me victim

No fight will get the better of me now

Though I will never again

Be the man I was back then

I must be a new man and I must not lose

 

Though I have lost much I held dear

I still have what is most dear

And I will hold them close

And I will hope

Hope to walk and speak and breathe

 

Bad news, tests, disturbing results

But no fight is too hard

I will prevail, I will walk, and speak, and breathe

I will rely on those close, and keep

All those things I have always held

 

I am still the man I was

Though more inside these days

No more to run with the boys

No more to cast the great stone

No more to wield my sword

 

This life I have

With pen in hand

I resolve to go on

A lesser man

And I will walk, and speak, and breathe……….

 

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Teardrops commented on A Lesser Man

12-23-2009

Wonderful poem full of truth and a hiddern vowel to make it no matter what and you can and will you have to believe in yourself

ta

12/27/2009

thanks

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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