It’s not feats of strength
that makes you a man
or scoring the winning goal
to the blare of the band,
it’s not boasting about
the sixty hours you put in
it’s something much more
it’s something from within.

The soul of a man can’t be tested
on the field or the ground,
a real man is noblest
when no one’s around,
when it’s silent and dark
the meaning of TERMINAL hits home
although shaken
he won’t let her fight that monster alone.

He carries her to the restroom
on a signal only they know
Countless times he’ll lift her
Through pain he won’t show,
Two o’clock, three o’clock
the saliva is cleared from her throat
Not mechanically
but by a husband working the scope.
Her illness will take her
as he fights for her life
The champion is her husband
and his life is his wife,
This is a living and dying battle
that few men will face
the something from within
is called COURAGE and GRACE.

He knows in his heart
if things were reversed
She’d do it for him
Because it’s something they share
It’s something from within!

                     — Roger Gomez