Ultimate Inspiration
Every child growing up
Has heroes they admire
Some wear capes and fly and some
Turn green when times are dire
In the 80’s there were many
Heroes in the ring
Pro-wrestling housed so many
Characters who did bring
A sense of honor and justice
To little kids each week
Hulk Hogan and Macho Man
At war with Iron Sheik
But one hero stood out to me
And many thousands more
This tasseled, painted combatant
Came well prepared for war
He used intensity to capture
Everyone’s attention
His passion was quite evident
And fueled his fast ascension
Even though I couldn’t fully
Grasp at that young age
The concept of a “Warrior”
His vigor did engage
His way of doing everything
With every ounce of heart
With every fiber of his being
Set him far apart
From other workers who did not
See it more than a way
To make some dough ‘cause their passion
Was second to their pay
Then one day this Warrior
Dropped off the face of Earth
At least that’s what his boss said as
He spoke of this man’s worth
His peers chimed in as well and they
All talked about how bad
His attitude was and how he
Was just a passing fad
Overweight drug addicts talked
About how self destructive
This self-made Warrior was and
That he was not productive
How he couldn’t get along
And how he walked alone
That the only concerns that
He had were just his OWN
Men who smoked and drank and drugged
Their way through their whole lives
Neglecting their children at home
And cheating on their wives
Talking trash about a man
Strike that, a Warrior
Who put their discipline and heart
To shame and would prefer
To walk away from fame and fortune
If it meant he kept
His OWN integrity intact
And gladly did accept
Something he said years ago
When he first walked away
Twenty years ago does still
Resonate to this day
He said sometimes you have to turn
Your back on those you thought
Were friends and make sure that their words
Do not leave you distraught
That you should not care how they judge
Your actions or your worth
That your true greatness has been with you
Since your day of birth
“Time will tell” they say and now
Time has told us the tale
The Warrior’s still clean and strong
While naysayers are frail
Men who talked so poorly now
Are feeling the effects
Of living with no discipline
And now Karma collects
While “self-destructive” Warrior
Continues to inspire
With writings, artwork, videos
That light creative fire
Underneath a legion of
Warriors who now see
That it’s their OWN intensity
And passion that is key
To unlocking the greatness that
They all possess within
Sometimes one road’s end is the
Ideal place to begin
Miro
