I will not
be weighed down-
nothing in life
is too heavy to bear
the then and now
is everyone's thoroughfare
each step leads
to the  beyond
the time of somewhere

the heart might be shaken
but there's no room for despair

no harness is called for
the will shall not be broken
whether the self is here or there

for man is larger
than circumstance
on the grimsome face of fate
he's unafraid to stare

endless it does seem
Via Dolorosa but somehow
its secrets courage will bare

when the darkest of hours
have been transversed
victory shouts and belongs
to those who dare!