The Mason

By: Stamatis Kakleas

I’ve got holes in my shoes
That is the path that I choose

I work long days and sometimes at night
To provide for my kin and for my wife

I do not buy things which I cannot afford
I’m a bluntly honest man of his word

I’ve worked and I’ve sowed, and planted my seeds
For my beautiful garden and family tree

I will fight every day, and someday I’ll die
But I am certain that I will leave things behind

Because it is with these hands, that I’ve learned to survive
And that’s how I choose to fulfill my life