The Leafs Of Pride And Shame

I enjoy reading of history’s true dramas
where the author captures the facts
of some actual life or event
and reveals the truth in all its raw reality.

To scan those leaves and fathom their honesty
see those lives as they were lives
with all their mistakes and courage
every detail shared unvarnished by fiction
is to get in touch with the nature of being human
how the frailties and strength carry consequences.

We are bonded to those behaviors
etched oh the scroll of time,
it is where we find ourselves among the choices,
learn how easily life can be so fragile
the countless ways things can change
so what is invincible is conquered
or what seems easily defeated
surprisingly ends up a victor.

This is a part of the human spirit
only this is no fairy tale or fantasy,
instead it can inspire hope
as well as caution about the dangers
from arrogant assumptions.

For it conveys how the impossible happens,
dreams can truly outlast circumstance,
which helps to give our own lives
an added dimension of encouragement.