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    Man
    by Berton Braley

    Weak and puny, small and frail,
    Helpless he with tooth or nail,
    In a world of fang and claw
    Where sheer power makes the law.
    Into battles he has gone
    With the shaggy mastodon,
    Snarling in their lust to slay,
    Thirsting for the taste of blood;
    He has fought with fire and flood,
    With a heart and soul elate
    Warred with nature--and with fate,
    Dauntless, fearless, bold of eye,
    Unafraid to fall and die,
    Man has battled countless odds
    Which would fright the very gods,
    But by virtue of his will
    Which no chill defeat could kill,
    And by strength of heart and soul
    He has striven to his goal;
    By sheer vigor of attack
    Beaten brute creation back
    And through countless conflicts hurled
    Made Him Master of the World!

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