Challenge

It springs on you out of the blue

Some people fear it, some pursue.

But not the light it holds is blue,

It is of the sun, every moment growing anew.

Oh! But there is, man and Man

made to be same but so distinctly not.

man- who sees it as naught but a phantom,

He trusts his feet more than his mind

and so he runs, not knowing where

away- from what, he knows neither.

But Man, he sees god in it

And seeks from it his power, his pleasure

and the purpose of his life, his first step, his last.

Because challenge is to his mind

what blood is to heart.

A violent orange flame is what challenge is

it has danger, but holds a promise greater.

Shun it and run-it will chase you and devour.

Face it and strike-it’ll be your loyal guide.

A vicious foe for the weakest soul.

A noble friend for the joyous heart.

Choose what you want, be faster, time is fast.