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What About Me? – A Poem About Honor

December 23, 2015 By Greg Marcus 1 Comment

What About Me?

What about me? is what

My soul cries.

I flee from Honor but like a

Leopard it hunts me.

What about me?

I look back and Run Run Run

What about me?

The tears fall down my face as I

Run Run Run.

I stumble, and am caught.

What about me? I whimper

I am gently set on my feet.

I smile.

I breathe.

And I stride.

 

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