What Makes Real Men

I’ve seen so much In the few years I’ve been here Some things witnessed Are my deepest fears Not too long ago On July 26th of 2004 Two great friends That I greatly adore The first on this day Was my dear ol’ grand dad The other was a kid And this kid had A bright promising future Just out of high school And he always seemed Oh so cool Thing happen Unpredictable and unjust Yet push on Everyone must What is done is done The past we cannot change And at time this causes our lives To be rearranged Honor their memory with laughter Do not dwell on the grief Just move on You must believe I have lost men Whose shoes I could only hope to fill Some had passed Because they were incurably ill Some have died Before their time Passing in the very beginning Of their promising prime What makes a real man Is not how he starts things It is the kind of finish He shall bring