I set out to find my way
Many years ago
I stumbled, fell so many times
There’s one thing I know
That every road I traveled down
Took me forward, further on
No matter just how lost I was
There always came the dawn
I look back on all the time
It took to get here
I wish I could have seen the plan
Through each long, hard year
But I just smile on days long gone
All the things I’ve seen and done
And turn to face the road ahead
Always toward the sun
No one else feels this hurting pain
That pummels at me from within
No one else knows the sheer despair
Of getting stuck alone again
No one else hears the cries for help
So silent in this agony
No one else sees the deep regret
That this again is destiny
But I can feel the ray of hope
That warms me through the waves of pain
But I can know that I will rise
When I get through the storm again
But I can hear the bells of love
Chime faintly through the din of hate
But I can see that just one day
Does not determine my life’s fate
I can’t avoid the storms of life
Or dodge the rain from every cloud
But in it, if I listen, still
Hope will rise and sing aloud
Crocus popping up through the snow
Heralds spring with purple glow
Rich-hued iris follows soon
Bluebells play a pastel tune
Wild roses, lilies frilled
Poppies, pansies fill the field
Bleeding heart and columbine
Hang like jewels on the vine
Sweet lavender, bright snapdragons
Rainbow roses fill the gardens
Ornate carnations to celebrate
With baby’s breath so delicate
Summer goes with forget-me-nots
Exotic orchids fill winter’s pots
Hope cries like the bird at night
Starting to sing before dawn
Fighting the dark’s chains of doubt
Finding a limb to cling upon
Undoubting the fact of light
Even when the last star is gone
Hope fights like the ship at sea
Rowing just as hard as they can
Unwilling to admit defeat
Despite the great dark ocean span
Fixing on the beam of light
That promises there is still land
Hope stands like the flower strong
Beaten down by the pouring rain
Seeing through the endless storm’s
Driving torrents and crushing pain
Still holding its head up high
With faith the sun will shine again
This fragile sculpture made of glass
Trying to hold in my hands
Sometimes sharp though beautiful
So close no one else understands
Afraid to let the pieces drop
Who knows what happens when it lands
Turning it round and round to look
It changes shape before my eyes
The light comes in – so different now
Intense emotions fall and rise
I can’t tell when I’m touching real
What is this object’s shape or size
I’m told to shelter, watch it grow
Just focus on what’s here today
But it feels out of my control
So hot it’s hard for me to stay
That heat is molding, fusing bonds
Look through the glass to see the way
When the world is crumbling beneath your feet
No path to go forward, nowhere to retreat
Plans go up in smoke, life’s not what you know
Where do you run to, where do you go?
When you’ve fallen down so many times you can’t count
Too tired, too broken, but still battles mount
It feels like you’re losing more fights than you’ve won
Where do you find the strength to keep on?
When the road just keeps turning and winding so steep
The obstacles mount, it’s near too big a leap
You wonder if you’re even on the right road
Where do you find new speed when you’ve slowed?
There’s only one place of sufficient grace
He’ll walk with you, whatever you face
