Soldier on

suffer the slings and arrows of this outrageous fortune

must be crazy

this can't be for me

still though,

daring through the awkward traces of cloistered emotion

can't be lazy

this could be for me

right on

crashing swords and perilous pitfalls of charged ambition

won't be swayed

this has to be for me

hold up

dabble some poison and remain in suspended animation

won't get played

this is it for me

light breaks

fingers from the rubble crawl in defiant remonstration

won't be long

this must be for me

earth shine

severed by the only blade capable of destiny's undoing

all gone wrong

now it's just me

Copyright:  Brian Pellerino  2010