I will not look, I will not <br />No more to search in vain <br />I will not care, I will not <br />To do would be my shame <br /> <br />I will not scan the vacant night <br />Nor in the day go chasing <br />I will not wait with bated breathe <br />Be still o’ heart from racing <br /> <br />I will not waste a single blink <br />Scanning for a shadow <br />I will not hold to useless hope <br />For never has it mattered <br /> <br />I will not yearn, I will not <br />No more to count my sorrow <br />I will not cling, I will not <br />To passion that was borrowed <br /> <br />I will not listen to the wind <br />As whispers tell me lies <br />I will not turn the crashing waves <br />Into senseless sighs <br /> <br />I will not turn the other cheek <br />From lessons that I’ve learned <br />I will not seek to touch the flame <br />When clearly it has burned <br /> <br />I will not wish, I will not <br />To change the hand of fate <br />I will not brood, I will not <br />For that, it’s much too late<br /><br />Leria Hawkins<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/trying-to-convince-myself/
