Matthew Brackley Poet Ballade

"the Lost"

They have lost their way,
beg and plead,
they do not stay

For search they do,
for what? i do not know.
Aimless wanderings
and it shows

For the vast wilderness
is their home,
vast emptiness,
they roam

Out of heart ,out of hand
the precious thing they seek,
they search through out the land

For they cannot find,what cannot be found,
they cannot see,what cannot be seen,
they cannot feel what cannot be touched

All they sense is sound,
The only sense of theirs is keen,
For they are blind to all,
and all are blind.
For it can be seen

They have lost the way,
they are "the lost"
emotions,touch and see.
And at what cost?
For they cannot flee

Show them the way with lantern light,
the few that learn,
joy of sight.
The rest will yearn,
for they are "the lost"

For to learn,
one must open eyes
forget what you dont see,
break those ties

To follow soft lantern light,
for all to see,
one must learn humility

But for "the lost",
it is their choice of state.
Only they can choose their fate.
For the lantern is always there.
Here,there,everywhere

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