Choice Poem by Daniel Rimero

Again we stand together
Between safety and freedom.
Temptations are powerful.
Fear too.
But duty is stronger.
We know where we are now:
In the middle of a roaring fight.
If we hold on
We cannot lose
And they cannot win.
If we stepped back
We don't know where we would go,
How deep we would sink.
We just know they would chase us downstairs,
Always downwards.
Because they cannot be satisfied.
Because they are mad.

We don't need to sacrifice
Any of our freedoms
To prevail.
It is just the opposite:
Every freedom is a rock
For them to hit upon;
A castle
For them to assail in vain.
A fire
For us to show the way
In the darkness
And for them to uselessly burn their forces.
Every freedom is our best weapon.

So there is no choice,
Just courage.