a poet’s pledge

A Poet’s Pledge

In the name of the Muse,
I pledge to you,
with the resonacy of reality,
with the fervency of finality.
In the name of the Muse,
I sing to you,
of the warmth you give from 
your brilliance cast unseen,
of the values you hold dear
within that celestial sheen.

In the name of the Muse 
I pledge to you 
my joie de vivre,
my joy re: yugen,
In the name of the Muse
I sing to you
the passion of survival,
of the sun-rise creating and the sun-god defining,
of the freedom gained from contemplating
how star began and why hearts must end.

In the name of the Muse
I pledge to you
my drive for your smile, that spark,
my push for your strength, that fire I know is real.
In the name of the Muse
I sing to you
of reasons to never surrender
of lights at the end of dark tunnels.

In the name of the Muse
I sing to you
in the way your smile sounds,
in the way your laughter responds.

In the name of the Muse
I pledge to you
only everything I ever want in return.

M. L. Michael
06/14/13

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