Does the tree feel pain with every leaf lost?
Does it hurt when the weight of snow cause branches to break off?
Does the ocean cringe with each crash of its waves?
Does it feel sorrow
for its depth an eternal grave
Does the mountain wound as water strips, flays and maims?
Does it cry as the wind reaves its pieces away?

Tears flow from my eyes
But matter cannot be created
Matter cannot be destroyed

If my tears hit my pillow
Are my tears for forever?
If my pillow is bound for certain demise

Will my tears seep into the ground
Will my tears nurture life
Will my tears end in beauty
despite being born in sorrowful strife

A lonely traveler
A heart unwanted
A mind misunderstood

A road never taken
A stride too long
A pair of eyes fail to see the good

An action mistaken
A sentence not heard
A man in the know,
fails to do as he should

A grievance shouted
A feeling depleted
A man who'd follow the path,
if only he could

Tired shoulders and buckling knees
Loneliness grows and confidence flees

A struggle to find ample words
A soul unkempt and thoughts unheard

Each road appears too far a length
Yet he summons still, the fight & strength

For every hurdle he comes to face
His fire grows, his fuel his faith

Through the darkness
there burns a light
It's flame swaying steadily
with focused slight
Darkness encompassing
a troublesome plight
Still the flame stands tall
with tenacious fight
The flame will continue to burn
It's heart forever
to illuminate the night