Destination Life

I awoke to the morning light
with hope and progress in my sight
In life, I was told to believe
with all the strength that I could conceive

The first many steps that I decided to take
came with a lot of apprehension to make
even the very best to pause many a rung
before the soiled clothes were hung

Experience maketh a man they said
and whoever said so meant what he said
for no man ever went a long way ahead
without the much needed toil and stead

Wanderous roads and uneven bends
cast many dark shadows and lost heads
Victory was not by any means an option
I had to seize life with all conviction

Many nights and many days came to pass
with no results but all toil, alas
Yet neither the mind nor the heart
lost to tire in the journey so fraught

The journey will amble as the days come
even to make a rock more and more supple
It is for eternity in my hands, Oh Supreme
for it is You who made me to endure what I need be

Footnotes:

Image: Face detail of God, Creation of the Sun and Moon by Michelangelo
Courtesy: Wikipedia

Inspired by The Main Theme - The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer