Nathan played pro-rugby for the Glasgow Warriors,
Until he was seventeen when he had a motorbike crash,
Which broke thirty bones in has body, medical superiors,
Said he may die, but he battled and is paralysed brash.
He took up wheelchair basketball and played successfully,
For the Lothian Phoenix club, and now he daily practices,
Archery at Edinburgh Uni in their sporting facility, hopefully,
To win at Rio, because he’s got credentials and analysis.
He took home a silver medal at the games in Fazza, Dubai,
At the International Para Championship, and then following,
He achieved second place, and silver, also in 2016, bligh,
At the European Para Championship in France, his aiming.
As life goes by
We see the colors
We see the colors, we feel the colors, we taste the colors
You come into the world
A world of colors
An explosion perhaps, if you may
Colors
So much to do
As our limited days shorten by every tick of a second
We live a life
Something difficult and strange to do
But for what?
To alas fall in the end a make others weep?
There is a purpose
A purpose for everything
But we find the purpose of "life"
In our few breathing moments
As the mockingbird cries
Our colors fade
~Caleigh MacQueen
October 5, 2010
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