Resolution Poem by Christine Austin Cole
Resolution
We will not run when it comes calling
We will not cower, we will not fear
We will stand there firmly in our place
Resolute and quite sincere
We’ll not avoid it but can deny it
We’ve seen it coming but it’s still blind
It knows our individual weaknesses
But not our might, combined
We'll drive it out, before it gets us
We'll tear it down just as it rises
We will strip it of all its power
And we'll steal all its surprises
We'll turn its mountains into ant hills
We'll change its walls into facades
And when it throws its thunder at us
We'll be hurling lightning rods
We’ll watch it falter, disillusioned
We’ll feel its strength come leaking out
We will revel in our confidence
And let it suffer then, in doubt
We'll raise our voices with conviction
State the given, evoke its name
And without an ounce of hesitation
We'll tell it - this, it cannot change
The poem flows like a gospel hymn - 'just like a tree planted by the water, I shall not be moved' and has the grace of one but it seems a secular hymn to the human spirit, to choosing what's right, to sticking to the truth.... in the face of the ambigious 'it'.
a good resolution this...nothing...be it life or death...can change your convictions once you reslove to stand close by them... good write 10
You seem to be really into this 'Life 101' thing! Laden with invaluable depth, and meaning.
you have such a great gift for getting my mind ticking over...I cannot decide whether this reminds me of love or of death...I may have missed the mark completely...but at least it has me thinking...great work
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 8:45:13 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Wonderful, Chris, we'll steal its surprise' and all else is dross. This is powerful resolution deriving from boundless human energies, if we would only unleah them this poem urges us. Fantastic!