Passion

ˈpaSHən

this vain artifice

this vain artifice 
holds me ever hostage to 
my better judgment

this matchless valor 
in bloody consecration  
of my shattered land

i live every day
as if i will not be blessed
with another one

passionate success 
is a rare exception to 
impassioned failure

when everyone else
around me cries disaster
i will press forward

following passion
is not so effective as
bringing it along

you won't go far wrong
by saying out loud the things
that don't need saying

the night that we met
the only thing missing was
the part where we knew