The Committed Man

He's not content
          To be content.
He seeks for more
          With real intent.

He must be first.
          He can't be last.
He knows that time
          Moves much too fast.

He calculates
          Before each day
That not one minute
          He will waste.

He plans his work,
          Then works his plan,
To get things done
          The best he can.

He knows he's not
          Quite understood,
Doing things
          He knows he should.

Most folks believe
          He's rather quaint,
But, in his mind
          Life is not a game.

And so he bends
          His solemn will
To win the prize
          With ardent zeal.

While others mock
          "He seeks acclaim.
He seeks for riches,
          Power and fame."

He pays no mind.
          He gives no heed.
It matters not
          What blind men think!

                                             Copyright 2012 by Layne S. Porter