Characters

Heart of a farm boy
Strength of a bull
Mind of an academic
Nobody’s fool

Body of a soldier
Aged beyond his years
Marked by many battles
Victories and fears

Losses but not defeats
Play upon his mind
Memories of lost ones
Happens all the time

Love for his country
Servant of the state
Hates how politicians
Have led him to this fate

Love for his fellow man
And intelligent discourse
Hates that modern living
Place society and logic in divorce

Playing as the Harlequin
In life’s Comedy of Art
Changing all the scenery
As he plays his part

Wit, wisdom, and slapstick
Are all part of the job
Speaking truth to power
Entertaining the mob

Slave of past and futures
Whose life and daily chore
Is in the belly of the galley
Pulling on an oar

Coxswain of the vessel
Sets the course at sea
Determines for the oarsmen
The pace to victory

Runner on a winding route
Verdant lands, brilliant skies
On a course that’s never ending
At least not until he dies

Pilgrim on a journey
To an unknown place
Following his master’s footsteps
Trying to live in grace

Characters in the greatest play
That anyone will ever see
And every part is played by him
He is also playing me