Your life is a journey
To be taken step-by-step
A book to be written,
A memory to be left
Remember where you've gone,
Where your feet have taken you
The soft fields your soles traveled
And on rocks without shoes
Think of the storms
And the days full of song
Think of all the faces
The hearts and the arms
But do not turn around
To see where you have been
To see the horrors of days gone by
And the sadness that dwells within
Do not think of hours of darkness
For they were years ago
You passed them by miles on back,
They matter not to you anymore
Instead, take a look around
See the ground where you stand
It's good and solid and reliable
Unlike quick-moving sand
It's good to take pleasure
In how far you've gone
And recognize the person
Whom you have become
But do not ponder much too long
On the present and material things
For in the trees, just up ahead,
There a sweet bird sings
He sings for you so that you know
There is more than this to come
More than money, ***, and drugs,
Or a shiny car and gun
There is something grande, something new,
Just around the bend
But you may have to fight a war
And your castle you must defend
But do not worry, you'll make it through
The hero always survives
He must to keep the story going,
And yours is one that thrives
This may not be a fairy tale,
With a princess in a tower
It may be a tragic comedy
With a ****** war among flowers
But do not worry about the genre,
And of the ending, don't fear,
For the next chapter is not yet written,
The finale is nowhere near
You'll make it to the end
And such an ending it will be,
The series good and long,
You'll have to wait and see
Just travel your journey,
Take it step-by-step
Write in your own chapters
Make them a memory to be left