strong

the look on my face
tells a history of
men who were strong
when the world was weak

inhumanity to your
brothers is weakness
not victory and true
strength is mercy when you win

fear of God when you doubt
love for one another when
all teach you only to hate

the look on my face
still will always tell the story
of my father and grandfather
and their fathers before them

and that story will always be
victory in time of defeat
humility when we are on top
and generations of men who are strong