Nikola Tesla — The Lightning Prophet
1 He dreamed in currents and woke in equations; the night spoke to him in sparks.
2 He saw motors turn before metal existed, and he gave the world a way to spin without chains.
3 He loathed the ledger and lost the market; his genius could not balance a book.
4 Wardenclyffe rose like a prayer for wireless light, then fell to bankers who did not pray that way.
5 He kept odd devotions: rituals, numbers, and a city pigeon that trusted his trembling hands.
6 He spoke too big for patrons and too freely for kings; so the rich called him mad and the poor called him miracle.
7 In the war of currents he chose the river that runs farthest; the world hums now in his key.
8 He gave patents away like seeds; some took root in gardens he never saw.
9 His flaw was also his faith: that power should be free as thunder and shared like rain.
10 Remember him when the lights come on: a prophet who chose wonder over wealth.