The Desert Of Despair
On our life's journey we find many paths along our way
Each person choosing their own
Some are at first easily followed and some are not
The path that at first is easy becomes difficult and tests one character
And the one that began with great difficulty in turn becomes easy, a reward for one's perseverance
However, no matter the path much to be learned, if one pays attention
Through our experience these difficulties teach humility, patience and compassion
This wisdom being the most important lesson in life
Along my path I have found much to challenge me, as it should be
but just when I thought I earned my reward, my path leading me to the gates of paradise,
I awoke from my dream, and I came face to face with a terrifying reality
The world around me was not as I perceived, it it was all an illusion
I became lost with no path to follow, no guide to lead me
I had forgotten myself
What I saw was a world I could not comprehend
Laying before me was a vast trackless desert
The sun beat down mercilessly upon my exposed soul
Which way was I to go? How would I ever find my way?
I was lost, truly lost in a desert of despair
I looked within and my heart told me and that I must go on
To find away through this reality
So step, by step I traversed the steep sandy dunes, one step forward and sliding two back
At times I felt as if it was hopeless, my fears, my despair burning within me like the blazing sun that burned my skin
Thirst like I had never known overwhelmed me
All I knew though is I must move ever onward
Eventually I came to place where I felt all was lost I could go no farther
All my strength gone, my thirst relentless, I prayed to be free of my agony, my despair
and just at the moment when I feared all was lost
I saw it
Only a few more steps away lay an oasis
An oasis of hope
I could feel the cool of it's shade and smell the sweetness of it's water
I had been saved
I quenched my thirst with the cool water from the hope of it's springs and refreshed by the sacred water
I knew then I could go on, I would go on
I would find a way