not

nät

men will not deny

men will not deny 
the commands of a noble 
personality

we stretched out our hands 
and in our eyes were all the 
words we could not speak

these laughing heroes 
who know not the awful price 
of their victory

my beloved is 
not the only reaper who 
stalks this battlefield

the buddha i am 
is not the same buddha as 
the buddha in me

i hope to win but 
hope is not a strategy 
and strategy wins

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

i take the high ground 
because if i do not the 
high ground will take me

i remind myself 
that i am not descended 
from cowardly men

balance is for those
who have not yet decided
why they are alive