Dunce et decorum

Greater is he who lays down his life for his friends
lays it down like a dead carousel
and finally, gets the last word
for, one might say, his humility had wasted it all.
never mind that he allowed them to speak first,
and was spoken to with great intensity
utterances of crucial in-the-moment-consequence
he the silent man.

Subsequently, and surprisingly, he never wondered, why are silent people nice guys?
guys whose company is always enjoyed
and they sit in their corners with their buds and their buddies
nodding in endless quitesomeness

Dude, why the fuck are they silent man, why the fuck are they silent?
Why don't they get the fucking last word,
Doesn't their marrow quake?
But then
Great, great dude, great is the guy who lays down his life for his friends
great, man, just great...