Leadership and Destiny

“The meek”, ‘tis said, “shall inherit the Earth”

but the legacy lives on
only for those who make their mark
before their time on Earth is gone…
No matter how, or why, or when
the trumpet sounds its call
some hear the blast and mount the charge
for the betterment of all.

True leaders risk the firing line

and balk at turning back.
Not “fools where angels fear to tread”
but on a different track
that leads where only fate will tell
if victory’s uncertain…
perhaps to fame, perhaps to fail
behind an iron curtain.

So who are those who take the call

when destiny appears
to throw the gauntlet at their feet
in joy, in pain, in tears?
It’s random, but to every man
the chance, some time, will call.
It’s yours to take, if “make or break”
you dare to risk it all.

k.g.