I shake a fist in defiance
of anything stood for
anything false,
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Too true. It's easy for people to say they'll do something, then never turn their hand to it, as summed up well by the last two lines. Short and articulate, I like it.
I love the last stanza. Well said! Defiance can be a good thing at times. Sometimes it is good to die rather than to surrender.