carpe diem
by eledriel Added: 21.7.04

live like there's no tomorrow.
one day, you'll be right.
don't leave a stone unturned,
a song unsung,
a line unwritten,
a thought unspoken,
or a love unprofessed.
if you lose, you lose.
risk...
that's the name of the game.
there are consequences,
but, in most cases,
we can deal with those later.
don't simmer or smolder,
burn.
burn like a shooting star.
if you must go down,
do it right,
do it in a blaze of glory.
in an instant's white-hot explosion,
you can leave the world
with your image burned
on the insides of their eyelids.
quick, while they're looking up,
launch your star.