Living Up to One's Name

I looked at the obituary,

Read the words inside

And did a double take about

The person who had died.

 

He was a famous chief of what

They call the Blackfeet Nation

And most revered for fighting for

His tribal preservation.

 

What caught my eye, though, was his name –

Earl Old Person. Who knew

When he was just a baby

That he’d live to 92?

 

It must have been confusing

And a trifle weird and wild

To be saddled with that name

When he was just a little child.

 

At least he did fulfill his quest

Of honor and acclaim,

Especially because he really

Lived up to his name.