I dare!

The ship roared through the storm,

but I held my silence.

The ocean was never mine to command,

so I let it rage.

If it spares me, I’ll rise with dawn.

If it takes me, I’ll go standing tall.

I do not beg the wind to calm,

nor curse the waves for their roar.

I will not bend.

I will not bow.

I will not trade truth for peace.

My silence is my sword.

My calmness is my crown.

Let the storm test my bones,

let the sky split open! 

I remain.

A man unshaken,

flesh and flame,

Bone, meat and spirit,

drinking deep from the cup of life,

doing my thing,

and daring the world

to move me.

I dare!