For Those Of You Poem by Suburban Lovechild

Who have remained steadfast
Who wield strength when beaten senseless
Who dare to taste the ugly and unrevered
Who allow emotional currents to breeze by
Who carve the hairline fracture of knowledge into deep jagged untempered faults of creation
Who pause for the soothing rumble of a child's voice
Who take a stand when legs are broken and irrevocably unbalanced
Who play to win yet never keep score
Who think win-win is obvious and redundant
Who value shelter and engagement of all sizes and shapes
Who see the crystal godly images obscured by billowy smoke and heinous toxicity
Who sing and relish the quiet participation in the shadows of the common man
Who reach down when no one else will
Who pursue and dream even when time and humanity has rendered it futile
Who know the reason why we are called mankind
Who feel that all hearts should beat together as one

I salute you.

(3/5/12)