Face with dignity the dreaded Pied Piper <br />Follow his lead and not hesitate in your stride <br />The end is everyone’s fate <br />No argument has ever won its case <br />So quit a struggle that you can’t win <br /> <br />Face with fortitude the cruel Leveler <br />Honorable men proclaim their great deeds <br />With ignoble dealings veiled by deceit <br />Wastrels who spent the day and threw away the night <br />Rued their wanton ways and but not soon enough <br /> <br />Face the unkind Reaper with head held high, <br />Moribund journeymen with keen eyes see <br />Staring wildly at an overcast ethereal terrain <br />Give up, give up, the rally is futile and tiring, <br />And, for you, my brother, the events are cast <br /> <br />Fight not fate, give up the struggle <br />Your fateful number has been drawn <br />Move on, you’re holding back the queue <br />At the rear they are giving a hefty shove <br />Face him now, the ruthless Thanatos<br /><br />Eddie Roa<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thanatopsis-4/
