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A Lesser Man Than Me

4/7/2021

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It’s understood
You don’t feel good,
I’ve seen it in your eyes,
I’ve heard your alibis,
And I fully understand,
I’m part of the problem,
Because I’m your loving man.
I’m not leaving,
That’s not what I do,
I’ll stand here solid as a tree,
Because leaving you
Is for a lesser man than me.
It hasn’t been a very good year
For me as well,
To be honest with you,
It’s been a living hell.
My job, I know now,
That’s where I am going to stay,
I’ll never be a big shot,
I’ll never lead the way.
I’ll just be one of those
Who fell between the cracks,
Fall between the holes,
Sometimes I just want to go away,
In fact, I think about it each and every day.
But I’m not leaving,
That’s not what I do,
I’ll stand here solid as a tree
Because leaving my job and you
Is for a lesser man than me.
To be truthful,
The years have worn me thin,
I’ve been knocked down a hundred times
But managed to get up again,
My body has been bruised
And my mind is frail,
Sometimes I feel I don’t have a clue
But I’ve run life’s hard roads,
And stuck on them like glue.

But I’m not leaving,
That’s not what I do,
I’ll stand here solid as a tree,
Because leaving everything
In my life behind
Is for a lesser man than me.


1 Comment
John Miller
5/5/2021 06:24:49 am

I printed out a copy of your poem and gave it to my wife.
She was surprised, and grateful. She has “abandonment issues" from her childhood that she carries with her to this day.
Your poem is an assurance and it is helpful, plus it comes from someone other than me so it is more believable.
Thank you

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