Of All the Famous

Of All the Famous

Of all the famous who have visited this planet called earth,
And moved on, they left their imprint upon this place called earth.
In this planetary journey, fame is the measurement of who's who
In earth's scale of importance in man's long sojourn to

His ultimate destination. How is fame defined in ordinary lives,
Where survival leans heavily on those who have been deprived?
"Famous" is defined in as many different words as there are ways.
To my mind, "famous" covers a lot of territory, and maybe a bit of praise.

Are those who are remembered as being famous ever aware
Of their great contribution they have given without spare?
While they're still living here and trying to survive amid their difficult times,
Some may and some may not. It would depend on the minds of their times.

Those who had the inventive minds may have been lacking the means
To carry an invention to its finality, and in many extremes
Their inventive minds were thwarted because no one could see
The value of their minds and all the great thoughts they could conceive.

Maybe such a mind might have ben so far ahead of its time and place,
No one listened or helped. Only if it was recorded someplace
Was it ever utilize and brought forth. The more civilization advanced,
The more the masses could then see the unknown and unutilized chances.

When we moved further ahead, that opened doors for those
Who couldn't make a dent before and go where "no man" goes.
Now it's so commonplace, the world in general is asking every day,
"What's new?" What was invented yesterday? What will be invented today?