The Reprise of the Enduring
Strike me from all sides And I shall rise again. In my heart I bear a timeless flame that thirsts for the honor begone. Bind me with your laws whip me harsh with prejudice Acrid tongues may burn me - Yet I will come and live unscathed. I shall rise from where you hurl me Robed in Endurance. For tempered steel will strike for sure far more than untouched blades. No taste for dominion I bear No taste for hegemony I seek to claim my rightful honor - my place to live in peace. In wakefulness, I will prevail Until I reach that realm. Unshaken I shall willfully await sheathed in the glove of Time.