He was an…
Important man.
He affected a lot of people’s lives
and they named things after him.
He was an . . .
uncareful man.
He was never “found guilty”
but he really wasn’t innocent.
He knew no shame.
Accepted no blame.
He cheated and lied for the winning side,
His poor wife could never trust him,
He was an
important man.
He was an
effective man.
He was an
important exceptional man.
And everyone knew his name.
He was an . . .
effective man.
He learned the art of compromise,
and he knew how to get things done.
He was an
extraordinary extremely educated man.
I believe that he did more good than harm.
But there’s a lot of things we don’t know.
His death was very
or di nary.
He just fell ill one winter night
and never woke up in the morning.
He was an
important man.
He was an
effective man.
He was an
important exceptional man.
But no one remembers his name.