There’s no alchemy
In a straight account.
Was born on, child of,
Married or did not,
Had children or not,
Flouted convention
More or less or not,
Tried to save the world,
Led a mob, worshipped
A new prophecy,
Invented magic
No one distinguished
From technology,
Was moral in ways
We admire today,
In ways we abhor
In our thoughtfulness,
Was a mixed creature,
So very human,
Just like no one else,
Died old, middling, young,
Tragically young, died
A pauper, alone,
Millions thronged the route,
But, hard as it is
To believe, that name
Is now forgotten.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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