The World's Smartest Man

He owns books on many subjects
leather bound, with concepts complex
on which he ponders and reflects.

He has it all, in some respects.

He could lecture you on quantum physics,
English writing and economics
He's renowned in academics

Though many find him quite eccentric

He explored the world only to find
That there's more to life than a brilliant mind
That there was a piece of him...undefined

He had never loved, nor ever pined

He knew all the words, knew all equations
He'd been to every corner of every nation
He'd learned 28 languages, knew every translation

But now he had a realization
that he was not whole

The pain he felt was too great to bear
He sunk into the deepest and darkest despair
His heart was in need of dire repair

Finding love was his only prayer

He bumped into her, by happenstance
At first, he hardly even gave her a glance
Then he looked up, and was sucker punched by romance

She thought he was sweet, so she gave him a chance

That's when the world's smartest man finally learned how to dance

Author's Note

Feb 11, 2012