I have in my life come across a number of elderly gentlemen whom i have respected and loved for their struggles, achievements and honesty. this poem is a tribute to these ordinary men with extraordinary devotion.
I wanted to kill the dragon off. but she slapped me with a wing in the face as soon as I did. I guess maybe a rebirth is in order..
published in Carillon, July 2005
This is spoken word
Composed on August 3, 2002.