Either Folly or Faith

Either Folly or Faith
by Dan Ankers


The Absence of Fear is a stance I would take
And in fact I've taken both, out of folly and faith
Like a fool, I've braved death, or worse, without fear
Like a man, I've faced the loss of my life, resolutely
and astutely, because that's what men do, when it matters
the most.
Like a fool, I crossed the river of death, without Charon, my guide
and scarce lost a breath. Never knowing, never receiving, never accepting
of guidance from my mind, disbelieving.
The difference being, that when a man FACES death, he does so knowingly
And when a boy does so, it's like Nintendo.