“I lay myself before Death
And offer up as sacrifice
The part of me that is named Implacable.
I accept that whenever I strike from the place
Of black and white, I will fall and be humbled
In grayness, until I learn the ways of mercy.
May I someday come once again to power
With a clean spirit to wield it.
“I lay myself before Death
And offer up as sacrifice
The part of my life that is frivolity.
I accept that for this time, I must be humbled,
Grinding and ground down, working with no respite,
And that pleasure must be put aside for Duty.
May I someday come once again into joyfulness
With a clean spirit to revel in it.”
