I understand
that one man
can't look
into a book
to see
that he
can be
completely
free
but one man
can understand
to take a stand
and lend a hand
to a dark and blind
hollow empty mind
to a soul
not quite whole
if you lend
a hand to mend
a soul at it's end
you will then
start to begin
that you can
understand
one man
better than
he understands
his own hand
in a band
of a brother
from a different mother
Originally written 12/20/01 for a dear friend George.