to live as if you can not die

"'...cause he wanted to share
the key to the locks
on the chains he saw everywhere..."
-Pearl Jam


there will come a time
when i can no longer rhyme
when my pen fades away
and my breath does not stay

i give you only this
to live as if there is no bliss
to live as if you can not die
to live as if you will not cry

try and try again
though you may grin
and though you may wail
you are not done till the final nail