hurrah

Cheers  for one,
he got the worst and the best.

Deserved peace, but spent so many years
at war with indecency and fear, 

Not chosen,
not deserved, 
not deserved at all.
We have to fight the indecency that brought us down.
Aren't we,
aren't we to fight?

Some will not, 
can not, 
should not,
I'm not sure, but 
some will keep the balance 
as hard as they can, 
as hard as they can.

As well as they can.
Don't stop, you who were knocked down.
And we won't.

He reaches, 
continuing to reach for the right.
Sharing it where received.
Zig zagging out of the wrong 
as fast as he can,
as fast as he can.

We did our best they say,
crawling til walking
then running in joy.


Some came who could,
who would.
Some could not, 
should not,
I'm not sure, but
we tried as we could,
we try as we would.

Let the wounded go on
let him rest on laurels
Let us go on ahead,
as he wished, and wishes
to rest in his home
as we go by into the right.

Hurrah for the man who
directed the war 
led and fell back
leading the wounded,
willing or not.

Trying, looking to good and to right
stepping back
when it was time.