Hope springs eternal so they say

But that’s never been my experience

Hope gives you the strength to go on

Spite drives me through

When hope was lost spite still existed

The desire to go on was lost but still i persisted

Still I exist

Hope has come and gone

But spite persisted

How I wish I could survive on Hope alone 

But I’ve never been able

So I’ll continue on in spite 

While hope continues to elude

I will soldier on until the bitter end

For I shall never go quietly

Into that good night

I’ll go kicking and screaming

Fighting till the bitter end

Cause that’s just who I am

It’s who I’ve always been

Even when I tried to go quietly

My body refused to do so

So shall it be