Anguished Man

Just a few words about a simple man,
Who was quite a storyteller, and a ham.
Well that isn't all of it, isn't totally true,
What he really did was come to rescue,
A failing and broken nation, in a time of great turmoil,
Glued it back together, but not fore it’d boil.
Slavery was an issue that wrought this fight,
Lincoln knew he'd win, right makes might!
And he did nothing short of a miracle,
All while being made out to be a spectacle.
Deeply troubled, tormented, slammed in the face by his plight,
The man took refuge in small things like music that was light.
But getting back to the great country he helped save,
Was the biggest concern of his, and the brave.
A great civil war is what this sorrowful man faced,
And he did better than any because of his grace.
Of course horrible fighting ensued, was a terrible time,
He couldn't find a top general who’d fight, was a crime.
Finally in the latter part of the war came,
A fighting general, Grant was his name.
He did all Lincoln's bidding on the battlefield,
While Lincoln did his politicking with all wield.
His faith in God was truly strong,
However this war was just too long!
But this horror finally came to an "end,"
Not before 620,000 were dead, foe & friend.
Lincoln accomplished his objective, was happy his last day,
Mary thought that was a bad omen, that he might go away.
Lincoln was assassinated that night at Ford's theater,
To leave a redeeming monument that no one can meter.