The Trojan Shrine at USC
I walked daily
on my way to classes
past the bronze warrior
whose chest
glowed in the sun
helmet
shield
and sword
pointed upward
I was neither too smart
nor too ugly
not superior
to anyone
in my aloneness
with my downcast eyes
There was no glory
in the fact
that our lives
never intersected
even in the center
of campus
where crowds gathered
with spirit and pride
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