My Paradox

[intangiblekiss]

Behold, the stagnant highway.
As permanent as the skin embracing your soul.
And so to it I say,
I will not go down without a fight.

I will not rest in a grave of silence,
With a stream of paralysis emptying into it.
Nor will I disregard holding my head up high.
They better dig my grave seven feet, six will not do.
However, the Undertaker will have the hardest time of all.

I will not rest in a grave of silence,
Hushing my immortal soul.
Forever, will I fire with the compassion that has lit me.
Knowing all my worldly affairs are coming with me,
I will fight, tooth and nail, for my last breath.
My last word,
My last thought,
They will be a product of my aspirations.

I will not rest in a grave of silence,
Believe that I will stuggle to get the last word,
I will say my piece to gain my peace.
Trust that I will wage war with that which silences me.
I cannot part still having all these curiousities,
Then I will feel like I have wasted my life.

I will not rest in a grave of silence,
Solitude is for the weak.
The ones brave enough to look adversity in the eye,
Tell it that they too will rebel.
The final act, the last performance,
If you go silent you have wasted your existence.

Jennifer E. Brown 11-15-04 9:54 pm