I Hope, If Nothing Else

Should anyone hurt you with cruel words or deeds And there is no one to lean on for comfort I hope, if nothing else... You seek refuge in my outstretched arms And feel the cozy warmth of my caress Should the North Star mislead you as you follow it Faithfully, and you eventually end up lost I hope, if nothing else... Adiona guides you from the dusty road Of nowhere to your desired destination, or back home Should we depart the shallows, and the ebb and flow Of the tide erase our footprints by the edge of the shore I hope, if nothing else... The cauldron of memories we left there Keep boiling over for eternity Should you fail once, twice or many times Like Sisyphus pushing a boulder up the mountaintop I hope, if nothing else... You keep trying, again and again Though he never could, you eventually will Date written: 10/12/2018 Mythological references: Adiona is the Roman Goddess of safe return In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (/'s?s?f?s/; Greek: S?s?f??, Sísuphos) was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. -Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia