Andrew Fairchild Poet Free verse

Strong Is the Man Who Lasts

A Strong man has a heart that beats three times as fast, with half the effort
He wilds his way through all the weeds
And has hearses trying to drag his will this way and that
Tied to a crown, he unlaces it
And speaks in inimitable unmysteries
He will go, when he will go, and he will stay, when he will stay
His optimism is indefatigable
And his will… is his own
God alone could sink him he says, (and I think he knows this)
But God sank the Titanic, you know!
A Strong Man With Heart
Is
Altogether, better!

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Suzanne Delaney March 10, 2019 at 2:42 PM Congratulations Andrew: I like your closing line. SuZ

P.S. Awtry March 5, 2019 at 4:10 PM back with congratulations Andrew! Glad to see this poem honored :) Andrew Fairchild March 5, 2019 at 6:28 PM You're so nice! Thank you very much!

Heidi Sands March 4, 2019 at 6:27 AM Congratulations for your win :) Andrew Fairchild March 5, 2019 at 6:27 PM A Heartfelt Thank You!

P.S. Awtry February 9, 2019 at 5:49 PM This line: "and speaks in inimitable unmysteries" is genius. Andrew Fairchild February 10, 2019 at 12:05 AM Thanks! No-one can truly do 'it' the way he does 'it'!