MAN AND SELF


The template of a man
Strong in shape and body
The explorer sometimes lost
With emotions spread wide

He sees clearly his destination
Yet flounders in the quest
From a point of certainty
To obscure disillusionment

Beginning with childhood
Stark realism strikes at his heart
Do not express the self
Keep hidden all fears

The unknown is to be sought
Then conquered like walking
Down an empty street
So is the way of manhood

In truth he is just human
Waiting and wanting
To feel soft love, when troubled
The template of a man is diverse

Do not take pity
Understand the contradiction
He is clay and rock
Solid yet malleable

Michael V Hechtman Copyright 2000