i have been:
 the craven
  the fool
   the cuckold
    the halfwit
     the gross
      the abomination

i have been:
 the hound
  the beast
   the servant
    the ignorant
     the unwashed
      the forsaken

i have been:
 the monster
  the freak
   the feared
    the scorned
     the mocked
      the beaten

i have been:
 the god
  the adonis
   the gift
    the knight
     the lover
      the wisdom

i am: 
 a man
  no more
   no less