THE END
this is the scene
where i walk away
empty handed.
and the camera streams
a panoramic view of
the funeral.
and by now
i should have discovered
something new about myself.
maybe even something exciting.
all I've discovered is
people don't ever want to be better
i don't ever want to be better.
but I'll keep on looking
for whatever it is
that keeps trying to steal me.
all I've discovered is
the warmth of a hand.
the healing power
of friendship
and the healing power
of love.
"all"
HAH.
I'm really not as nonchalant as i let on.
Really.
i can't be technically deemed a casualty
even though
i feel like one from head to toe.
with this one thing
that they keep trying to take away
i am the strongest
and the fastest
and the weakest all at once.
but mostly i am the strongest.
I've concluded that
what we have
is what they want
and they will never
take us alive.
mark my words
for we'll need them later,
we
will never be
taken alive.
WE WILL NEVER BE TAKEN ALIVE.