At Your Own Risk Poem by Paul Reed

At Your Own Risk



At your peril, leave me out
When following your devilish ways, devout
At your own risk, plainly ignore me
Who you treat so miserably;

Beware too, the steadfast mind
That concentrates on being kind
And which, on a course of happiness set,
Shows defeat may be defeated yet;

Know you now that all is well
Despite the clanging doom-laden bell
That rings out, as if all is lost
Forget me at your cost;

Caution the pessimistic future-seer
Who believes in all-pervading fear
Who is puzzled by my contrary touch
That clings to hope so much;

Strike out the dead, clad in night
The timid soul that trembles with fright
Count me in, to this life so brisk
And forget me, at your own risk.

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: defiance
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