The Mighty Fall

 

The Mighty Fall

 

Much of this, I don’t understand.

Much of this is out of hand.

Much is taken from our plan.

Mighty is fallen this one man.

 

Man is made of flesh and bone,

Far from those he has left at home.

Pushed and pulled, he gained his feet,

Only to be taken by defeat.

 

Courageously, we stood by his side,

Praising all that is left behind.

Moving as one, we sang his song,

Daring to stand forever strong.

 

All too soon, we toss aside,

Achievements that are brought to mind.

We care not for the fight he has led,

Or the sacrifices left unsaid.

 

Unfair the way we treat him thus.

Time is time we treasure much.

Throwing him out is just our way?

We will find someone for another day.

 

Much of this, I don’t understand.

Too much of this is out of hand.

So much of this is too much to take.

Time is time—

   

We must awake.

 

 ~d.lawrence

From my book Looking In from Outside: Poetry & Prose, titled “The Mighty Fall.”

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