I don’t know
where I am going
I’m not even
sure where I have been
But I kept moving
ever onward
Through darkness
time and time again
How could it ever
be so difficult
How could it ever
take so long
What a hopeless
endless journey
Through places
I did not belong
There was a world
of endless failure
Pervading and surrounding
me
A world of utter
uselessness
How worthless could
I be
People told me
that they knew
What was wrong
and what was right
But what was it
that they offered me
But more despair
and endless blight
Could they really
be so thoughtless
About the darkness
of their ways
Were they always
in denial
As they moved throughout
their days
I saw so many,
many things
That others did
not seem to see
I wondered time
and time again
What was the point
of me
A voice of silence
in the wilderness
Is all I thought
that I could be
A constant source
of disappointment
In the mirror shown
to me
Was there a blessing
in the failures
In a past of irresponsibility
Is there anything
of value
To be offered to
humanity
I am the demonstration
Of redemption that
seems rare
The phoenix rising
from the ashes
Out of the wreckage
and despair
I am the demonstration
Of this moment’s
opportunity
Of the eternal
endless nature
Of pure human dignity
I am the demonstration
Of life’s
lesson that are learned
The triumph of
the human spirit
A divine victory
that is earned
Redemption of the
human spirit
Redemption offered
to the soul
Grace offered by
divinity
Such a wonder to behold
