David Smalling Poet Verse

I Am Man

I am man
No dictionary can define my legacy
I am man
Defiant of of transgressors destiny
I am man
Something more than mere masculinity
Something corporeal of life's spirituality
I am man

I am man
And no legal scale nor constitution defines me
I am man
More than dreamers and thinkers desire me
I am man
Measureless vastness of finite history
Embrace me in my borderless geography
I am man.

I am man
Not because of my burnt sepia of skin
I am man
Not to be measure by fallen leaves of sin
I am man
Conveyor of dignity, castling love within
Beaten but unbroken, shackled but still to win
I am man

I am man
Do not define me by color, class, or creed
I am man
Defying boundaries riding faith as a steed
I am man
The image of my Creator, stigma for his seed
Through my veins run something more than I bleed
I am man

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Daver Austin May 6, 2009 at 2:20 PM Yes! I like this one....strong like Walt Whitman. You have something to say and the repetitions are convincing. Catch more later. Love, daver

Sharon Winter May 4, 2009 at 5:06 AM I love the pride that shines through and the realization of so much more than our physical body. I am woman, and I can relate in my own way, of course. Great to be back and read you again. Love, Shar