Classic Poem

A man must tempt his heart with fancy
for in the darkness of this night
in the crowds of those who live and die
the heart and spirit suffocate.
Those who brave the dark need some fancy
to give them courage to march on
and a new fancy when the first one fails…
Such is the way with those who lose direction
and fall fatigued on the road
they go from fancy to fancy
until the hour of dawn.