Great men(sonnet)

Great men are said to ovecome,
Tragedies, disasters and evil manifestations.
Whether it be through denial so numb
or steel will tempered with titanic patience.
 
Their endurance is hard to break hence-
strong muscles and minds make such men.
Sharp instincts perhaps honed sense,
for the ideals and morals they must defend.
 
Sometimes none of these things make great men.
Sometimes just great quantities of intrigue,
simply cheating eyes and ears with illusion.
 
After they build up a flock of blind fans.
Until they have their own league.
often leading to grand delusion.
(Real great men go unnoticed)