Solitude

Solitude            1/24/2017

Hard and fast

Slow and sure

The inevitable conclusion

Come what may. 

Some may plot

And some may conspire

Down the road

Or up the chain.

Setting traps

And making plans

Evil men

And perilous times.

But the wise man

Knows who to ask

And a good man

Remains

Three steps ahead.

Surrounding himself

With wise counsel

Deliberate and methodical

Seasoned and strong. 

Absorbing the blows

Determined and resolute

Patiently waiting

For the right time to act.

Extraordinary times

Make for extraordinary people

Someone or anyone

To stand in the gap.   

But history is littered

With the blood of the good

Because of fear

And doubt.

Left in the lurch

The one against the many

Exposed for lack of help

And the cowardice of fools. 

He who has courage

Let him now arise

Backing up the few

Risking all they have.