Dwight's Way

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“I’m three!” says Dwight, pretending eighty,
The life he lives, it’s never maybe.
At twelve he swore off the father’s role,
Chose freedom and play as his life goals.

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No creed would claim his curious mind,
At fourteen, a stand to stay un-blind.
Exploring thought, both deep and wide,
With questions sharp as his own guide. 

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Three years of college, then he broke free,
To wander Europe, soul and sea.
He dodged the war, he took a stand—
Marine Reserves, he made his plans. 

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Two hundred borrowed and New York bound,
An IBM job in three weeks found.
Within six months, he was the best—
The fastest coder in the West.

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But freedom called, he broke away,
Went freelance coding, come what may.
At twenty-six, his first love came,
Then he loved many without shame.

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To Arizona in seventy-nine,
NLP and est made him divine.
Louise he wed and settled down,
Then new career, a life coach renowned.

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A Japanese wife he then did take,
When Tokyo called, it was no mistake.
A book on courage he then penned,
In Shanghai where the east winds bend.

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In Kunming’s light, love bloomed and stayed,
With Kaitlin twelve bright years he made.
Then Vietnam called his vibrant heart—
He loves his life, a brand new start.

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Freedom is the flame that flows,
Love and courage as he grows.
Never bound, he charts his flight,
A path unique—he walks as Dwight.