IT DOESN’T INTEREST ME WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU ACHE FOR.
IT DOESN’T INTEREST ME HOW OLD YOU ARE.
I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WILL RISK LOOKING LIKE A FOOL FOR LOVE ,FOR YOUR DREAMS, FOR THE ADVENTURE OF BEING ALIVE
I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH FAILURE, YOURS AND MINE, AND STILL SHOUT AT THE EDGES OF A LAKE, RIVER, OR MOUNTAIN
YES, I AM A WARRIOR POET.
IT DOESN’T INTEREST ME TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE OR HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE.
I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN GET UP AFTER A NIGHT OF GRIEF AND DESPAIR, WEARY, AND BRUISED TO THE BONE, AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE ALONE WITH YOURSELF AND TRULY LIKE THE COMPANY YOU KEEP IN THE EMPTY MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE AND STILL REMEMBER ME, YOUR FRIEND, BLAIS MAN, THE ALS WARRIOR POET.