The Ordinary Man Poem by Francis Duggan

In his younger years he was not a soldier nor in his hands he never held a gun
And his father was never proud of him and he was not his mum's favourite son
He is not seen as a high achiever though he is at work every day
For to support his wife and his children he works very hard for his pay.

In his twenties he was not an athlete and his life story may never be told
Like those that we know to be famous who compete for Olympic gold
A greying man in his mid forties your average Willie or Stan
And when we refer to him at all we call him the ordinary man.

He is not a scientist or physician or one with a brilliant career
He is just your average fellow and his story we do not wish to hear
Still he loves and supports his children and he is devoted to his wife
And can one not say his achievement is that he leads a successful life?

He never will scale the heights of Everest from his hometown he has not travelled far
And he never will become a rock singer or a World renowned movie star
He travels to and from work on Public transport and few even know him by name
But he is a very good person and is that not a just claim to fame?

There won't be a movie about him and he leads an ordinary life
Yet he is a very good person devoted to his children and his wife
An easy going sort of a fellow though some might say he lacks in elan
This unassuming and down to earth person we call him the ordinary man.