Standing Together
Residing in every man
Is the part he knows as his weakness
When he is bent by pressure
He fears to break, for he could
He writes upon tablets of stone
The deeds he has wrought in time
The pits that accommodated his falls
Are sad-tales none should hear
One’s weakness could be anothers’ strength
And standing together as one
Affords no distinction, strong or frail
Where one lacks, the other backs
What makes unbreakable a bundle
Is the multiplicity of individual strength
Though we’re not as strong as our strength’s force
We’re not as weak as our total frailty either
If another’s lack is your strength
Not a favor you owe, a duty you own
Go all out and cover the shame
It looks not like it, but it’s yours alright ~
Self-sufficiency cloth many a weak
Burdens borne upon weather-worn shoulders
Strong and able is the look of lots
But, no man is an island to himself
More than you is needed to strengthen you!
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “9 Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. 10 If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he’s in trouble.” (TLB)