The Man You Might Have Been

A man was moving with slouching feet;
He shuffled slowly, no purpose meet.

Midday, and the sun was riding high,
But he saw no beauty in earth or sky.

Beside him an unseen spirit walked,
And often and softly to him it talked.

“We’ve traveled together a long, long way,”
It said, “but I leave you my friend, today.

I have followed you morning, noon, and night,
I have whispered warnings to guide you right;

I have taken your hand and urged you on
To seize the chances that now are gone;

I have coaxed and driven and pulled in vain,
And thundered cautions again and again.

To what avail! Ah, behold you now –
The sunken eye and the lifeless brow.

I leave you, my friend, for there is no school
For the man determined to be a fool!”

“And who are you? Sneered the man with a grin.
Said the Spirit, “The man that you might have been.”

-Author Unknown-
Submitted by: Harry Updegraff, Jr.

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