CREDO

by Jack London

I WOULD RATHER BE ASHES THAN DUST!

I WOULD RATHER THAT MY SPARK SHOULD BURN OUT IN A BRILLIANT BLAZE THAN IT SHOULD BE STIFLED BY DRY-ROT.

I WOULD RATHER BE A SUPERB METEOR, EVERY ATOM OF ME IN MAGNIFICENT GLOW, THAN A SLEEPY AND PERMANENT PLANET.

THE FUNCTION OF MAN IS TO LIVE, NOT TO EXIST.

I SHALL NOT WASTE MY DAYS TRYING TO PROLONG THEM.

I SHALL USE MY TIME.

A, you gave so much just by doing what you love. I miss you already.

(H, thank you for the poem)

(photos by Allisyn and her loving husband, Nicola Martinez)