Lifespine I am the Pleasure and Pain of these years You'll find me wherever men seek out their peers My winter is cold and my summer is warm Yet most people feel that they live when I storm I am the Chaos and War of this world My seasons are one as the outcome I twirl My mirror is where pools of destiny whirl Let Fear come alive and Armageddon unfurl I am the season of Love and of Hate My extremes are the worst any man could create There is no end to the things done in my name The way men abuse me turns Honor to Shame I am the Pride and the Joy of this time Misunderstood by the rest of this rhyme They tend to believe that the skies above heed me Instead it is deep in their souls that they need me I am the Darkness and Want in your life My best friends are known as Compassion and Strife Revolving through Greed is the clockwork of Grief Only surpassed in the end by Belief I am All Gods and the Onslaught of Madness Belief is the fuel, Disagreement awareness My henchmen, Crusade, Fanatic, and Tension Bow to my Queen as they hail good Intention I am the Truth and the Peace of this world My coin has two flip sides and that's what I'm worth I gang up with Honesty, Control, and Respect To keep Right from losing and this Poet erect Anonymous © 1997 Image created by Luis Royo