There Once Was a Man



There once was a man,

Who tried not to give a damn.



He tried to ignore,

Yet his mind said, “Be more”!



So, he pushed his betterment down,

And often looked like a clown.



You see he thought love,

Would fly to him like a dove.



And acceptance would fill his life,

But all he found was strife.



So, he died alone.

Forgotten and unknown.



Roy Richard

January 2024