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Ode to the Common Man

"A poem in praise of the unheralded."

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Some of us will leave our mark
when we illuminate the dark
and make the world a richer, better place.

Some of us will lessen pain
or make people be born again
and thus impact upon the human race.

Some of us will cure disease
or put our fellow men at ease
by furthering the cause of world peace.

Some of us will create art
that touches both the soul and heart
and helps the rage of darkened minds to cease.

Some of us will reach great heights
avenge the wrongs and fight good fights
and our effect will be both joy and calming.

But most of us will live each day
and one day simply fade away
and at best become the objects of embalming.
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Written by rantingsenior
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