Strong Man

strong man strangle universe
he drown the stars
blinded by the mission of a thousand wars
he fit and dominant
not wonder why
he love the battlecry
strong man is survivor
he live to pound
little wooden crosses in the bloody ground
he fit and dominant
he stand a chance
he not bow to circumstance
and the world keep on turning
and the sun keep on burnring
and the children keep learning
how to grow up big and strong
how to grow up big and strong
strong man take no prisoner
favor no plea
he leave no gold in teeth of enemy
he fit and dominant
he rise above
he not have word that mean love
and the world keep on turning
and the sun keep on burnring
and the children keep learning
how to grow up big and strong
how to grow up big and strong
strong man melt the plowshare
he forges sword
he take the flower and he curse the thorn
he crush the serpent
he bite the fruit
he hand is absolute
and the world keep on turning
and the sun keep on burnring
and the children keep learning
how to grow up big and strong
how to grow up big and strong
-Mark Heard (High Noon)

(This post began in 2011 sometime. Men don't need to be some kind of Conan to be men. Thank God. God made men and apparently with a high capacity for strength but for what purpose?)