I am an average man.
\nA normal man.
\nI have a Tiger in my being.
\nI will die like other men
\nwith a calm face
\nand roaring in my silence.
\nI belong to dust.
\nI forfeited eternity for time,
\nfor laughter,
\nfor the topaz of a woman\u2019s smile.
\nIrony will bury me.
\nTo wake up and ring a bell.
\nTo see how huge everything is
\non the other side of sleep,
\nhow beautiful
\nthe fingernails of existence,
\nits touching tenderness.
\nA gift from Providence
\nholding me at night,
\nin its arms,
\nweeping at the cost
\nof giving me my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am an average man. A normal man. I have a Tiger in my being. I will die like other men with a calm face…<\/p>\n