I Will Not Fall Apart Or Wither

I will wing higher than eagles soar; I will speak; I will rumble and roar, Fear will not conquer me, I will not kneel and say sorry, I will not irk my heart with doubt, I will fight to the end. I will not flee; I will stay here with thee, I will stand for right I will not run; I will creep towards light I will not compromise; I will assert myself to the best of value, I will never give up, I will not be intimidated Or bothered much of what people suppose of me, I will not fall apart and die Like roses ridded of a pass to water and sunbeams, And I see them once beautiful; But now floppy and wilting And their splendor bear away as they waste away! I will rise like an army of many With much vigor and zeal, With the strength of mind to take to bits any obstacle. I will rise like a new hope, That seizes a vexed dwelling and bright out the dark, I will chorus my forlorn song in lurid thuds like a dog’s bark And you will hear me sing! As my singing feasts to your depths like a debauched malady