To the unknown brother-in arms
You fight against your own body,
You crave for training your will,
For being more versatile and resourceful,
For soothing your tortured soul…
You fight against your own body,
You try to be diligent and hardy.
Stoicism itself in such endurance
Uses all its experience and force…
You are not alone, there are seven of you,
Maybe a thousand and one, maybe more…
And it is a great pity, my friend,
If you don’t feel it, if you don’t know…
You fight against your own body,
Human mind is smart and bright.
You remain a winner and a hero,
Though you seem lonesome at first sight!
Janri Gogeshvili
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/at-first-sight-you-seem-lonesome/
