A response to the Word of the day prompt – Understated
He was modest, unassuming
an understated man.
He played down his importance
and underplayed his hand.
He was very softly spoken
and didn’t speak a lot
but when he spoke they’d listen.
His words would hit the spot.
The faint praise that they gave him
was less than he deserved.
If dragged into the limelight
he would plainly be unnerved.
A man of great potential
most of it unmet.
Hopefully his time will come
but it hasn’t yet.
Much too self efacing
modest to a ‘t’.
He much preferred the background
So we just let him be.
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