~
a man must decide
one way or another
and early on in his life,
is he for himself or
should he be there
for his fellow man,
a choice, not easy,
and often made too
soon, too hastily and
with scant thought,
that once made,
becomes a rubicon,
a normal life shares
the way with many,
fame and notoriety
both beckon greedily
from a lonelier path
*
© Graham R Sherwood 10/25