The Traveler

In fire I was cast
from flames I rose
my will made stronger
my head bludgeoned.
Bloody, not broken I am
by the war with fate
Suffering might capture me
but never conquer.

Adversary has found me,
and shall find me always
in the highest of spirit
untainted, untamed.

Through swamps I've walked
falling and rising again
my knees made familiar
to the mire beneath.
I've been lost and lonely
in the endless marsh.
Took beating of the cold
bitter and harsh.

Land was only delayed
but never refused.
I've rested then
only to travel again,
like the giant of the ocean
that surfaces to catch a breath.

Absence

In my memories,
you still reign
like a queen..
All you were to me was everything,
and everything I had
I could give up for you.

But I had to let you go
you know why
coz it wouldn't work you said.
And all my dreams are locked
in the abyss of my heart,
the one you created when you left.

I am alright without you,
if you ever wonder.
And no, don't try to ease my pain,
there's nothing you can do.
I long to wake up,
with your face on the pillow next to mine..
but all that remains is your picture on the wall

Life

Mother do you remember,
when we went out by the shore?
And father watched me linger
all by myself.
And how I tried
building castle of sand
and failed.
You saw me give up and smiled
did you want me to try?

Father do you remember,
how happy I was
when we played in the water,
and felt the sand slip under our toe?
But I don't remember you two
walking further in.

What were you thinking?
when you plunged in for a swim
as I played alone,
in the shallow water.
where are you mother?
where are you father?
come back please..
are you playing hide and seek?
I am coming in too.

Now listen to me mother,
listen to me father,
Time is all I have
I watch it slip away.
Thanks for this life,
and the beauty of it,
and all that you gave me.

The wave never stops,
its pulling me in.
There is no land beneath,
I am drowning,
have you already?
wait I see a hand
is that you?
how can I rescue you?
I am drowning too.

What is it like?
The bottom of the sea?
is it calm?
the sanctum god promised?
or is it dark
like a moonless night?
The water has reached my neck,
its getting harder to breathe.
The sun is turning red,
is it the rise or the set?
a new beginning or just the end?