i don\’t know
if you are aware
being the chamber
for a resilient core
is probably
one of the most difficult
things to house
life decides
if it\’s ok to pile
the proverbial rubbish
regardless of how i cope
being tossed
into the fire
nearly 50 decades
on this earth has proven
to me that being able to endure
is not something everyone
can accept through
the course of their journey
i speak to the ability
in those who doubt
what is the definition
of their purpose
backbones are not born
they are forged through flames
that attempt to melt
a metal encased being
who refuses to be rendered
idle — lives concealed
from the days of old
may be playful later
but for now
this is my one chance
you are afforded the same
if you stop being
so riddled
with poison
and i don\’t mean
the dior kind
*Title Quote: Kahlil Gibran
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