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Created on: May 15, 2010 Last Updated: August 08, 2011
It’s A Long Way
It’s a long way to the top, a slow steady crawl,
Sometimes you stumble and try not to fall.
Your feet might fail you, your mind in a haze,
Confusion surrounds always walking a maze.
This way, that way, no solution, no door leading out,
Such anger, such anguish, frustration and doubt.
“Help me, please, release this aching heart,’
I’m tiny puzzle pieces twisting, torn apart.
But no, there is no backwards tumble for me,
My future I can make whatever it will be.
So onward I climb my faith will be my guide,
And my place on top I will not be denied.
It’s a long way to the top, but that’s where I want to be,
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