Pedestal Let down again. Pressed about on all sides. Everyone thinking he is perfect, But never once looking deeply into his eyes. If they would look harder, And not just see the outside, They could see he is drowning, Swallowed by the tides. For he has set himself up to fall Time and time again, And only stands up once more To be pummeled down in the end. If they looked they could see, In his eyes and more That life is not easy It be a treacherous shore. Jim Aman