"Fighting the Future"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.
I
I am not running
I'm staying very still
Though I have seen its form in the darkness
I will stand back for the kill
II
If the past is behind me
and my future is ahead
why do I feel like there is more to fear there
and the future is stalking me instead
III
I am not running
because in the present I must stay
I must look forward to the battle
and the future I must slay
IV
Fighting what must be
Living what must be
Insanity in dying
Insanity in dying
V
I brace myself now that it is near
I grip my blade
The past rushes forward
It comes to my aid...
VI
As the dust settles
It is ironic that the beast I must slay
determines the outcome of things to come
I may find myself killing it over and over again
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