I open the treasure chest so slowly
This has taken me an eternity to find
Since I was a small child I have been seeking
This journey has alone changed me
The child I am has a new mind
But will this discovery be to my liking?

The anticipation mixed with the fear of an end
Perplexed and intrigued my simple mind
At the start of my journey I had an army
Now I look and I see not even one friend
All have left and some were less than kind
Yet those are scars that now define me

As I look inside the chest it was what I feared most
The chest was empty, nothing but a shell
When I left for this discovery I was so sure
Now I sit dismayed, regretting every boast
Now there was nothing left to do but dwell
No one waited for me to return that was for sure

What have I done? Why was there no treasure?
When I left I felt so compelled
Yet this shows evidence that I was wrong
There has been no good, no pleasure
There was absolutely nothing of worth to be held
If this was the end, why did it take so long?
I crossed raging waters and climbed mountains
I suffered the cold and the heat
I was alone and I was lost
I never once found any fountains
Now I am broken and beat
And my hopes and dreams tossed

I stare blankly at the empty chest
I close it and dust it off from the ground
And in the mundane duty I still couldn’t see
That on the mighty journey I gave my best
Even when there was no one around
I was the one who saw the end of the journey

Yet I never realized this until I read
The writing on this small brown chest
It was etched in the side with care
And this is what those words said
When you your soul invest
It no longer matters what is fair
Because the road becomes true
Your path becomes bright
When your investment is in you
This is the treasure of the right



I fell down to my knees crying
I dropped the chest in the dirt
I finally realized the God of love
It took me a lifetime of trying
I went through so many moments of hurt
But then God came to me from above

He said to me in that moment in time
That I have so much I can invest
But I have the choice and decision to make
And in God I can give what is not mine
I can give the treasure in the chest
So that others a journey can take