I am the Man

Nathan dropped the bomb on David: YOU are the man! You're the man who took, who plotted and contrived. And for the rest of his life David lived with that aching, unalterable truth: He was the man.

Working the projects, I was white hot at police plots and politicians' contriving. I went door to door rallying: We must stand again the man! Blank stares. I wondered why. . . "Honey," a lady finally blurted: "It's 'cuz YOU the man!"

"But I care. I'm here. I'm on your side."

"And we appreciate that, but you still the man."

And for the rest of my life I have lived with that aching unalterable truth: I am the man. By Glenn Schwerdtfeger