Greatness?
Alexander was masterful and conquered an empire
Thousands bent down and addressed him as sire
But he could not control it, it was not meant to be
And he fell down and died at age thirty three
Caesar was clever, wealthy, and shrewd
When speaking to plebs he was rarely booed
But he was too proud, and his will would not bend
Until he murdered and betrayed by a friend
Columbus was adventurous and discovered new sands
From which a new world would spring, and create great lands
But he was relentless, in his search for new gold
Which of course led to many slaves being sold
Marx said capitalism is the worker’s pollution
He yelled “Stand up and find another solution!”
But when not writing he would say thank you and please
And listen to his daughter play keys
Ford built a process and perfected a car
And he became famous in lands near and far
But when he was at home he was not very much fun
As he harangued, tortured, and belittled his son
Yes these men were all great, what they did can have no price
When compared to them most of us look only like mice
But you must look closer, beneath all of their glory
Because there are always, two sides to a story
