How fleeting are we as people? Asked to give ourselves up, For the greater good For the King’s greater good
How fleeting we live as people, Bones like feathers, Blood like my enemy’s Blood like my brother’s
A strong will can be mistaken for teenage rebellion, A strong will can be bent only after death And until death do strong and will part Until death do us part
How fleeting the mind of a madman, The heart of the bravest kitten Bathed in brother’s blood Bathed in Human blood
As those who exist cease to, Let us hope that we are free to, And that we are free, too
This poem was written for the play Antigone, for the titular character.