The Measure Of Men Poem by Crystal Midnight

The Measure Of Men



What is the measure of one man?
Is it the measure of one's strength?
I think not
Is it the measure of one's stature such as height
I don't think so
Is it how wealthy one is?
Not even close
Or is it how much power one possesses over another
Not impressive
Can a measure of a man be measured with a yardstick?
Well it can but that park doesn't show he's a man

The tolerance of a man for another man hitting him
Can be measured with a ruler
The tolerance of a man for another man attacking his country
Can be measured with a grain of salt
The tolerance of a man for another man hitting the one's he loves
Now that can only be measured within a whisper

You can only measure a individual man or woman
With how big their heart is and
What qualities lie within that heart?
Such as dignity for what he works for
Such as a stable household for his family
Compassion for people in need
The understanding of what's right and what's wrong
The pride of not what he has done but what
His wife and child has done
The sweat
The blood
And the tears he spars
To keep his marriage from falling apart

Once you find a way to measure those things then
And only then will you be able to say
That is
Because that is certainly
The real measure of all men

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dawn Fuzan 15 May 2014

Crystal midnight I realy enjoyed every line of your poem.keep it up

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