Live On Poem by Leria Hawkins

Live On
Date: January 30,2015

I want to write a poem so strong
That lesser men fall to their knees
In awe of its raw power
I want to write it with ink
Black as the darkest night
As bold as cherries
Steeped in moonshine
I want it to sing out loud
To the heavens and earth
And to whisper to the depths of every ocean
I want it to make grown men cry
Unabashedly and without fear
I want women to swoon in rapture
And children to laugh with glee
I want it to scream at every retched fallacy
To crown with honor every truth
I want it hold every heartbeat
And crush the cold fingers of death
I want it to roar with the lions
And lay down with lambs
I want it to be peace, and love and harmony
But rage with the full fire of hell and brimstone
I want it to be soft and cool as snowflakes
But hard and strong as steel
I want it to shine with the gold of the sun
And glow with the silver moon
I want it to ride every shooting star
Then implode into an all-consuming black hole
I want it to live, and to breathe
Falling forever from the lips of eternity

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