Tepid is the Sin

Tepid is the sin
Cautious, undecided, neutral –
Damned.

Better to sin boldly
Or not at all
Than to dally in ambiguity;
To count your chickens
And analyze why they didn’t hatch

And why someone else’s did;
Why you didn’t measure up
Or down
By standing still.


Better to tack
Than to stay the course;
To make your destination
Standing up or on your knees,
But never lying down

Tread upon by the world
Because you never told it no,
Or yes and doubted with the ferocity of belief,
A doubt turned to purpose better
Than an appeasing whimper, a stodgy agreement.


Stand up, stand up
Burn brightly and shine loudly
Or go plummeting down in flames
To rise again a phoenix;
Whatever you do,
Don’t forget your lighter –
It’s easy to Fall in the dark.