Damned Pride

Every man knows his weakness.

Days gone by.

It takes of a man some courage

to admit when he has lost

Then swallow back his hard won pride

which had come at such high cost

 

All men know of their own weakness

for the temptations of life

They fight themselves to no avail

unhappy without life's strife

 

For a man is here to suffer

to stand up fast to the gale

To struggle against all lifes odds

to either win, lose or fail

 

Men who feel this innate desire

tempt the will of unkind fates

To write their names upon life's wall

as one of the worlds true greats

 

Only when a man has fallen

does he reach his true, found, worth

He knows of nothing until then

of the reason for his birth

 

A man can always take comfort

in the things he must abide

To gaze in the mirror broken

taking heart from that he tried

 

Author's Note

All of us are at our best when life is at it's worst.As I tell my son I would much rather you were a good sport in losing .Than a bad winner.We could all learn that lesson a few times.

Reviews

[Jazique]

Very well said. Speaks of those and speaks to those bravo.

[My Fair Lady]

I love your simple way of explaining the often over complicated nature of a man.

[R J Askew]

I like this one Tate mate, very much. There is just plain simple truth in it. It may not be easy to accept such things, but that does not make them any the less true. We go on. We try to do our best. But we all get knocks and setbacks and it is how we deal with those that, as you say, perhaps shows what we really are.

Have you ever read, or do you know anything of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor-cum-philosopher? Well, much of your meditative wisdom reminds me of Marcus the stoic. If you have not read his 'Meditations' I can recommend it. He wrote it as a private jorunal, not as a religious book or a self-help book, but it is full of plain truth.

[SusanB]

Only when a man has fallen
does he reach the truth of his worth

Soooooo true!

[Richard Williams]

A fine and clear evaluation, poetically sound and artistically mature. When we fall we can then appreciate the heights we had once attained to.

[the_stoic]

your writes always immaculately explore and bring forth the inner feelings and tribulations ..

[An owl on the moon]

You words bring us such reflections on life and being.. what it is to be a man.. Wisdom rests deep in your words and your experience, my friend.