The Fearless One Poem by Francis Duggan

He is not one who does easily scare
The fellow who does like to have a dare
In deep and in dangerous waters he does swim
Fear is a complete stranger to him

Some locals forecast for him an early grave
Those who believe only fools are this brave
But to what others think of him he does not lose sleep
He will swim where the waters are deep

To his mum and dad not the one they wish him to be
Since he does not have a uni degree
Instead as working as a scaffolder on a building site
Though at sixteen he left school able to read and write

A handsome brown haired man near his life's prime twenty three
And quite muscular few as well built as he
He has no intentions of taking a wife
Though one nights stands a feature of his life

Though not a footy fan he often drinks at the footy club
And at the weekend he is in the local pub
Enjoying the sing song whilst drinking pots of beer
One who quite likes the bar-room atmosphere

If he does have worries of them he makes light
He enjoys his beer and never looks for fight
To swim in deep waters of swirling currents he has to be brave
He is one who does not fear a watery grave.