Die Trying You Cauldron of Glass

A poem written by my friend Ben from Summer Project...I think it's beautiful.

Die Trying You Cauldron of Glass
Raise my fist and shout to the sky
“Die trying” will be my exit
To fall in flames of battle is
better then unfrayed on the sidelines
A rescue mission is better with a
full boat then a solo on shore
So crash me waves and make me
drown, just as long as I grab
a hand on my way sinking
Die trying will be my anthem. For it
is better then I kept MYself safe

For it is better then one clean jar
inside and out.
That can be seen through and respected
but problem of the lid remains
Twist till it pops and it is ready to
receive all that need an open-clean friend.
Hold them till they are clean, then send them
to the world uncapped and ready to
take in another who’s drowning.

Capped with the lid tight will
stay a float for a time
One day the glass will crack and
the jar will die floating
Not much of a requiem to sing;
not much left behind
But to die trying on a rescue mission
how great are the efforts,
How great the heart of the jar that let the Savior in first
Die Trying You Cauldron of Glass,
Die Trying