LITTLE GIANTS 

Yes, there were giants
in the land in those days--

like suns they shone

but small people felt threatened 
and swarmed to attack them.

Worried for their survival 
the titans then shrank themselves down
to an acceptable height--
they hid their light

and over time, forgot 
their true size.

However
they’ve maintained their higher perspective
to this very day.

So they’re wise enough to know  
they don’t know everything--
you won’t see them adopting titles
such as "guru" or "master".

But like anyone who stays low 
they may occasionally feel low
yet even then, they reject the low impulse
to pump themselves up in public.

I respect that, however 
their anonymity needs to end soon. 

Consider the lonely streetlamp:

few notice that plain pole
in the glare and rush of the day.
But when twilight 
deepens into night  
we seek its illumination.

I believe
as our world grows darker
we’ll look for untapped sources of light

then our giants will realize 
for the survival of all
they must stand and shine bright

even as swarms
attack from the shadows.

Little Giants

Recorded on September 18, 2017, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

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I claim to be a novelist, poet, essayist, cartoonist, graphic artist, peace monger--and I'm trying to be a world citizen. As for my backstory...let's just say I've lived and worked all over the United States.  I'm self-taught, for the most part, which is like stumbling around blindfolded while looking for the right door.  It's an on-going process. Lacking any true musical ability, I try to make music with language, while also making meaning.  

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