Go Hard

The injunction
is simple:
go hard, or don’t go.

The last thing you want
is to be known for
a soft first step
on the diamond
road. 

Your horse
is diamond, your saddle
is diamond, your spurs
diamond novas digging
into the diamond hide
of your ride.

Strike a hard spark
and set a fire when you ride out.
Go hard, or don’t go —

it doesn’t matter to those waiting
at the end of the road,
someone will come.  Someone always
comes.  If it’s not you,

who will care?  No one but you
cares who brings the fire.