risen and raised
like a fire extinguished
but not quelled.

out of a bed never made
out of a movie reel dream only half played.

wisdom and the wise
the tired and sick eyes

out of the deftly made attempts
the ones we can't even make an effort to try

the pessimist and pride
what lasts forever and what has died

out of these persistent untruths, i align.

out of these falsieties that come together honestly:

we all arise.