To feel from the heart is to be alive

To have lived through the whirlpool of utter darkness and outer despair

Is what makes a man and woman truly human

The soul of a human’s heart is powerful beyond the creative imagination

Such power can elevate or reduce one’s own inner universe

To live through the vast forces of darkness is uncanny to an unbeliever

For such an unbeliever who believes in the appealing facade

Considers it the gospel of their failing humanity

To feel through a broken spirit in all its damning forms

Creates a universal master who empathetically tames the mightiest of beasts

The darkest of times challenge the heart to evolve beyond the impossible

For the heart that can feel and not cave into the abyss of despair

It is nothing more than the true strength of the human spirit

-Rising Lionheart