January’s poem
… is from David Gulpilil’s great movie, The Tracker.
Some men are prone to misadventure / Questions of guilt aren’t always clear / Some men run from a fate they can’t avoid / All men choose the path they walk
Some can’t be faulted for their reasons / Feigning to justly intervene / Some men hide from the memories that haunt / All men choose the path they walk
Some men see everything through duty / Cast off responsibility / Some regret that their courage sometimes fails / All men choose the path they walk
Some men have attitude that’s righteous / Care not about the consequence / Some men fight with the violence inside / All men choose the path they walk
Some men have reached their destination / Finding their own serenity / Some men lead others till they recognize / That all men choose the path they walk
(Archie Roach)
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All Men Choose the Path They WalkSome men are prone to misadventure / Questions of guilt aren’t always clear / Some men run from a fate they can’t avoid / All men choose the path they walk
Some can’t be faulted for their reasons / Feigning to justly intervene / Some men hide from the memories that haunt / All men choose the path they walk
Some men see everything through duty / Cast off responsibility / Some regret that their courage sometimes fails / All men choose the path they walk
Some men have attitude that’s righteous / Care not about the consequence / Some men fight with the violence inside / All men choose the path they walk
Some men have reached their destination / Finding their own serenity / Some men lead others till they recognize / That all men choose the path they walk
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(Archie Roach)