I tread this path alone
None walk beside me
Behind me
Only ahead of me
Far gone, so that I cannot see them anymore
Past the curve I am trying so hard to reach
Yet my efforts prove fruitless
And I am left further behind
They understand what I don’t
They have the knowledge that I seek
But I cannot reach that point
That curve, so far away
No one feels what I do
For they do not walk with me
Or talk with me
They cannot comfort me
I cry alone
On this long, hard road
My lonely tears
Fall unseen into the dust
You do not see as I do
You may have once
But you have forgotten
And now you leave me in the shadows
This path is rocky
And so very long
I have no one to help me
To keep me from falling
I cry out for help
But you cannot hear
You don’t walk with me
You cannot save me
But, when I cry out
In pain, in sorrow
And my tears fall
To soak into the earth
A gentle hand reaches down
And wipes away my tears
That hand lifts me up
And sets me on my feet again
And when I stumble and fall
That hand comes again
To pick me up again
And with it, a strong shoulder to lean on
And when I am so weak
That I cannot go another step
Someone comes to pick me up
And carry me on, to that far off goal
When I look up
I see a face
Full of love, compassion
Strength, and power
Now, I do not walk alone
Though you are still far ahead
I have a companion
A protector
He walks with me
Stays by my side
Comforts me
And gives me confidence
Now, I can stand tall
And walk this path
Though it is still hard
I know I am not alone
I will reach it
That place that seems so far
