Great men, the ones who make a difference in this world
Have the courage to rise above the cynicism
Gained from their wisdom, and observing the events
around them
They still remember how to dream, and work to act
on their visions
Fighting back against the status quo
While mediocre men only bring out their dreams late at night
Weighed down by apathy
Unfulfilled by all the pedestrian delights
Dazzled by the brilliance of what should be
All afire with wondrous notions
Yet mired from a lack of conviction
Their hopes leached slowly away, replaced with bitter
emptiness
And here I sit in the shadows, staring into the light
At once both driven and uninspired
Fearful, nervous and unsure
Yet tugging against the weights which hold me down
Copyright 1995, Will A. Sanborn - was1@shore.net