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The Crash
Four wheels surround a monster
that wields the fate of all
that helps the lives of many
but causes some to fall.
It's crazy how the smoke erupts
the sirens howl, the lights ablaze
unsure of how it all collapsed
you sit there in a stupored daze.
And capes and armor shatter round
as weakness cries for all to hear
a life so fragile almost lost
a mind in pieces, not a tear.
Invincible no longer
his eyes now open wide
his courage and persistence
are defeated by the tide.
It's crazy how it happened
and how he blacked it out
the leagues of steel destructed
the onslaught of the doubt.
And why he never saw it
he might not ever know
his mind a shredded puzzle
that a surgeon could not sew.
But still he lies in ruins
forged by paths now dead
unable to be the optimist
who values life instead.
And how could he become that man
when everything just crumbled
his mind, his heart, his courage
and his judgement more than jumbled.
And when will life be normal
and when will come the day
that he can take command again
without a fret or fray.
So from the rubble rises
the failure, appearing whole
his skin and bones are perfect
but the crash has took its toll.
12-24-2005
