I ask you to fight

I ask you to fight from within

Against the worst of worlds
listen to savor the syllables
listen to savor the sounds
listen to the letters
that hang within
no place to go
beyond the blisters
no heart to pound
beyond the failing
one
that nevertheless
beats

fight I ask
when you lay your head
on the white shredded pillow
that muffles the bang of the bullet
that flies in-between the gun
and your head

Raise your hand
I ask
and touch my weeping face
I say
Fight for another day
please just fight for another day