How do you keep flying
when your wings are scarred and torn
when the foundation of your world
has been ripped from beneath your feet

How do you continue to run any farther
when your legs are beyond repair
when the goal is out of sight
and seems a thousand miles away

How do you persevere
when your being refuses to acquiesce
your heart seeping its vitality
slowly losing its grasp on life

How do you remain vigilant
when your quintessence fades away
when the burden you bare is just too heavy
to carry on any further

How do you survive when your soul is broken?

 ©2001

Brandon W. Crews