<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Boys in the Boat<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
They heard a voice<\/p>\n
no one else could hear.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
or maybe a whisper.<\/p>\n
Not children of excess<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
with names like Bobby, Joe, Roger and Don<\/p>\n
Jim, Gordy, Johnny and Chuck.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From farms, orchards and shipyards<\/p>\n
they acted out of hunger to be the best<\/p>\n
and some of them knew hunger all too well.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Their inner strength proved stronger than<\/p>\n
upbringings designed for their biggest day<\/p>\n
and weather that assured their defeat.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I look to them and know<\/p>\n
that all we can be is nothing<\/p>\n
more than what we can see.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hardscrabble country kids<\/p>\n
took hitler to task and showed<\/p>\n
him that all the privilege in the world<\/p>\n
can\u2019t buy victory if your heart is empty.<\/p>\n
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