RJL

Quiet, reluctant, endurant, brave- A tired man in a body which must sustain Through trying times without Complaint Protest Or the ability to make it all go away. Silence through sorrows- Shouts when no one can understand: The need for compassionate companions Outweighs the need for understanding Because no one can ever really know What this hellishly difficulty position Takes out of a body And a spirit. The spirit which loses control Over the body- That must yield to something far greater Every so often, predictably.