Dedicated to:

The most courageous man I’ve met

Walking with my arms pulling in my jacket closer

And head down

I was lost in the nebulous thoughts that permeated my head

When I looked up and beheld

The most courageous man

With no legs

(But little shoes)

And one arm

Swinging at his side

He strode toward the mall

With a quiet purpose and conviction

Exuding from his tall posture

I couldn’t look away

Life is unjust

Because people & situations

But here is this man

Who still lives with head held high

And eyes looking ahead

With the courage to live

Although eye-level with others’ knees

Without job, without spouse

He probably is

And the future he cannot know

But this guy lives on

Lives strong

The most courageous man I’ve ever met.