The Man of the Hour

Rachel wrote this poem as part of her personal hero project for English. :-)

Verse 1
Parents dying, children crying, no real explanation.
Until a man came along with a true exclamation.
Disease winning, worlds were spinning, many complications.
A man was born passionate for these very situations.

Verse 2
He oversaw, watched it all: the Human Genome Project.
The man learned much and guided to the desired object.
Mapped DNA, led the new way, to fighting the beast cancer.
Progressively lead his team to find the great answer.

Chorus
Francis Collins, the man of the hour,
Showed to have scientific power.
He led the long way to saving lives.
Held as a hero in many eyes,
For saving the husbands and the wives.

Verse 3
Raising cattle the daily battle deep down in the Shenandoah Valley.
The genius actions as a child no one e'er could tally.
Life was simple, smiles with dimples, he left for college at only sixteen.
Left his dream of chemistry to discover genetics mean.

Chorus

Verse 4
Many mothers will see bothers, appreciation to the Francis Collins
Who took his time to devote to life of another's kin.
A true hero, more than we know, for saving my mother.
Francis Collins will be the man of my hour forever.