No rewind on life
Our grasp has no grip
There's not a thing we can do
To slow down this trip.
Open your eyes wide
See all that you see
Gales blow to the rocky shore
We list to the lee.
We kick against goads
Blame struggle for pain
Totally blind to the point
That hurt reveals gain.
For how could we know
That all that we want
Elusive and misleading
In this lifetime jaunt?
For if we caught it
Our tail in our teeth
Would we stop and just wonder
Our time slipped the sheath?
Our empty pursuits
Our grubby hand-holds
Will only fail to secure
All that's dear we hold.
A deeper yearning
Tugs soft at our sleeves
We hide under a bushel
Ignore what it means.
But it's there for good
For our greatest gain
And sometimes we find it most
When in the most pain.
It's our true calling
Our life's one purpose
That carries us home again
Safe harbor's purchase.
The hound of heaven
Viciously runs down
Many strivers and dreamers
When they've hit the ground.
Keep your eyes upward
Use your strength to chase
Eternal not temporal
Or your life you'll waste.
@Copyright 2010 Chris Brady
