An Extraordinary Man

He goes through the motions of an every-day job.

He lives with a woman he no longer loves and perhaps never did.

His children are his pride and joy; he wishes he offered them more.

 

He feels so ordinary, an impostor among his creative friends.

He weeps for the cruelties of a world that outrages him,

and feels shame and fear for the hate he sometimes feels within.

 

Soon he will learn not to dwell on life?s disappointments.

He will discover it is futile and damaging to compare himself with others. 

He will accept his God-given graces and opportunities and

realize that he is a talented, worthy, and extraordinary man.

Sandra Boyce Manuel