Different Views

He was cocky, he was bold
His views, they left me cold
And I thought he was just another jock
He was black and I was white
But there was something wasn’t right
Still I held on to my views like a rock
He began to gain some fame
He even changed his name
I thought I’d love to see him fall
When he refused to serve
I said he had a lot of nerve
He was wrong about his stand and that was all
He was a threat, becoming an idol
So they took away his title
And I began to wonder about this man 
Was I wrong in what I perceive
When  you stand up for what you believe
Was it true that I was becoming a fan
He reclaimed the title without fear
Each time he’d win I’d jump and cheer
There was more to him than met the eye
If there was one person I would have to choose
Who helped me accept opposing views
Then he would be the reason why

	For “The Greatest”

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 6/8/2009 10:34:00 PM
Didn't Ali, maybe, just maybe, choose the easier route by not serving and prefering to go to jail instead - especially given that he was a celebrity - than if he actually served in a war, right or wrong, and actually put his life right there at the firing line? Where exactly is the line that separates a chicken from the brave, the fainthearted from the courageous? The answer is not easy to come by, I'm afraid. Regards, Fred
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Date: 6/8/2009 10:32:00 PM
I am a big-time fan of Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali and the principles he stood and suffered for. But you know what? After the passage of the years looking at him, I am confronted with a philosophical question: Was he, as a person who refused to serve based on his principles, any greater than those who actually served, risked and even lost their lives sincerely believing in the rightness of a war that turned out to be wrong? (cont...)
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Date: 6/8/2009 4:28:00 PM
Awesome tribute. Not my sport, but I appreciate your words. Love, Shar
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Date: 6/8/2009 2:47:00 PM
Kool tribute to Ali, no matter what he was, he was always a champion and a gentleman>James
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Date: 6/8/2009 9:27:00 AM
Floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee ... Yes , Vince , I'm with you on this one .. He is the greatest and still fighting " Parkinson " ....
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Date: 6/8/2009 8:46:00 AM
Well, we should have the right to express our own views on different issues. Love this piece. You are such a creative poet. Keep writing you are great! Adeleke
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Date: 6/8/2009 7:42:00 AM
I Love How you Put such facts on prejudicie.Love It!
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