Don Quijote

He had always preferred the challenge of
His own impossible dreams
To what is called "the facts of life."
His fantasies caused him to bite the dust
Of humiliation and defeat repeatedly.
However, maybe he naively thought

That he was shaping his own destiny
By carrying out his “heroic” deeds.
Was he a madman or a fool?
Could it be that he was neither?
Why has he survived the laughter of
The centuries and why do we still love him?
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