A David For David

This is a dedication to David Williams for his indomitable courage and goodness of heart. Michelangelo's hands created the immortal David: a young and handsome man so masculine and vibrant... as he it looks straight at us desiring to join the Human Race! Did a real person pose for the Master? Was he one of his scholars? We wouldn't know, unless he himself spoke! Alone as a stone stoke by sunlight, his muscular body stands out... were all men in that brilliant age as strong as he was? We stare at this amazing statue, and ask ourselves why he looks too real; did Michelangelo, overwhelmed by incredibility, strike him with his chisel and said, " Come alive? " We wonder and doubt if this ever crossed his genius mind in a moment of madness! Most certainly, Michelangelo carved him out of a fine marble to reminisce his youth lived as a boy such as David... but is truth a fact that can be denied?