Seven On a Journey
Seven walked the lonely road
Searching for a secret key
To life’s door of humanity
Maybe if they let it out
People will be gentle again
One falls from hateful comments made
The six left fight with vengeance
To give people a conscience
Maybe if they give them that
People will be loving again
Another falls from an iron blade
Five stand tall and push past the fight
Towards the goal of endless light
Maybe if they let it out
People will see what they’ve done
One succumbs to despair
So there are four, so close
They refuse to give up the ghost
Maybe if they don’t give up
People will have hope again
Another falls from unknown cause
And three take the journey alone
Declining to rest, they cut to the bone
Maybe if they cut that deep
People will find the goodness they lost
One fades from disease and leaves the world
Two are left, clinging to possibility
That they have the capability
Maybe if they make it
People will stop being cruel
Two are now one, with sinking heart
Finally one is at the gate
The people are screaming for him to wait
He pushes it open, the light streams out
People will be gentle again
People will be loving again
People will see what they’ve done
People will have hope again
People will find the goodness they lost
People will stop being cruel
And all the people disappeared
Hiding from the burning light
Because people don’t like to see their faults
And the one falls and the gate and dies
And fades to join his brethren
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Copyright © Glory Winzer | Year Posted 2015
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