HE

He learns to get close to life

so that when he speaks,

he speaks of reality,

and when he listens,

he hears only the truth.

The world is his footstool,

his adventure, his lover,

his vulnerability and his pride.

He becomes

an intricate part

of it's byways,

and fills it with his spirit:

no rural sort is he.

He is ever seeking battle,

wanting to know

how sharp his teeth are

and what will fell him.

He does not crowd

himself in

with his past or his present;

but he gives himself

room for growth.

He is ever at the helm,

so that from it's enviornment

he can absorb it's wisdom.

He cannot rest in peace

unless his strength

that day

was used for noble work.

He covers up his desires

to hide them from his view

when he has work to do.