The bravest man I ever met

The bravest man I ever met

Was an encounter I will not soon forget

He did not measure his life by victories alone

But deemed failure equally prone

To put oneself in the position to win or lose

Was really his life’s true muse

The unknown is the wonder of this life

That which propels him to each new height

To only bet on the “sure thing” you see

Does not hurtle the spirit to be free

Leaving nothing to chance

Takes wind out of the sails of the dance

Don’t you want to know

How life’s wonder can flow?

To come to that beautiful place

To understand the world is not a dangerous place?

Fly man fly!

Reap what you sow!

Don’t debate on fear

Yes, fear is here

So what.

Fear presents the door

For our courage to reach the shore

To greet the unknown with wondrous space

To live in it’s majestic grace

It’s ever present being

Here I am.

The bravest man I ever met

On his shoulders a flying contraption he did set

Made of metal and things

He set flutter with wings

To discover his place in the universe

A journey he did so traverse

With love for the flight

With love for the that which he set a new sight

To the horizon I followed his silhouette

When I noticed a slight pirouette

A grin hence came around my face

Time to set pace to that place

Soar.

Michael Beller, 2010