Pride

Do not sit by with bated breath
Awaiting the sweet kiss of death
Do not too easily descend
Into night which hath no end

Lift your head to heaven's height
And unto your last breath fight
Go not peacefully to your grave
Until the curtain, against death rave

Become no slave to body's plight
No effortless dimming of your light
Hold high your head, keep pride intact
Persist in resisting the final act

Inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas