To Be or Not to Be - #Occupy Style

To be or not to be,

that is the question.

1
To go up against almost insurmountable odds,

Or back down and submit.

2
To be a virtuous being in pursuit of happiness,

Or a coward driven by fear.

3
To wield the sword of truth,

and cut down all unreason,

(Or to throw it into lake,

and hope someone finds it later.)

4
To stand for non-initiation of force,

Or to condone it with silent consent.

5
To live a life without real human connection and empathy,

Or to live in small, silent, subconscious fear of others.

6
To hold reason, evidence and truth above people,

Or to give up reason to be with the unreasonable.

7
To live up to one's ideals,

Or to back down and fall short of one's potential.

8
To realize that your time is limited,

Or to live a life of delusion.

9
There is no question really,

Just words and excuses to let you not see reality.

10
That your life is yours to live;
It can be awesome and all you want it to be;
But time is slipping away...
Rise up and live it!

This is an infinitely extendable poem. Feel free to add!!


Here's a talk (TED) by a Poet!

"We're all going to die — and poems can help us live with that."