Still Standing

They see, they say, they show, they sight,

They taunt, they tease, advice, recite,

It strikes and bounces, puts up a fight,

We bleed, they gloat, we hold on tight,

Your hand in mine, mine in yours,

Warmth thawing through the frozen pores,

Pure as silk, like the blue sea shores,

Through the corridor of many doors,

Too bright here and too dark there,

A perfect stance reigning where

We stand together, backs to their glare,

Arms wrapped, self-sufficient, with no other care.

Here we stand, together, we declare.

Hence we rise. Hence we dare.

By- Manny D

Written on- 31/01/14