Half A Man

by Jemmz

A poem for Charlie. This is kind of like the poem 'Half Caste'. It's the same kind of pace I guess. Anyway, this is set in season one when Charlie was back at camp but Claire was still missing.

Half A Man

Who's To Say That

You Are Half A Man?

Because All You Taste Are Tears?

And All You Hear Are Cries?

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Who's To Say That Because She's Gone

You Are Half A Man?

Who's To Argue

With The Broken Man?

The Man Who's Lost Himself

And All He Was?

With No Purpose

And No Meaning?

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Who's To Pity

The Man Who Has A Bruised Soul

And A Broken Heart?

Who's To Say You Have No Courage

To Carry On

With All Of You There

And All Of You Together

Through Thick And Thin?

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Are You Not Strong?

Are You Not Whole?

Are You Not Falling?

Wounded By The Hole

That Pierces Your Heart?

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Or Are You Half A Man?

Because She's Gone?

Are You Crumbling

Half Of You Away

Along With Her?

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Who's To Say

You Are Only Half A Man?

When All You Feel

Are Hot Tears

Against Your Trembling Flesh?

And Who's To Say

You Are Half A Man?

When All You See Is Her?

And All You Know Is Her?

And All You Speak Is Her?

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So Who's To Say

The One With The Punctured Soul

And The Crushed Heart

Is Half A Man?

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When You Know The Answer

Come To Me

As A Whole Man

And I Will Reveal

Where The Other Half Of You

Had Gone

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