Saga of Manhood

Long, long ago

There was a boy

With war on his brain

And blood on his honour

Long, long ago

There was a man

With peace on his brain

And blood on his honour



Long, long ago

There was a battle

With blood on a sword

And a dead man standing

Long, long ago

There was a boy

With fury in his veins

And blood on his brain



Long, long ago

There was a boy

Who became a man

For want of his own; standing dead

Long, long ago

There was a man

With hatred in his blood

Who thrashed at the world



Long, long ago

There was a man-a boy;

For want of a father

To set him straight



Long, long ago

There was a man

Who ate at the world

That ate of him

So long ago

Now, long since

The man, really a boy

I stand in this

Black abyss they call Life

A lone warrior

Posing a question-

What went wrong?