GONE TILL FOREVER

Lo, I trekked the sea of life,

In sun, moon and storms;

I swam in the dust of ail,

Sniffing until I was high in poverty,

I'd lost my life even before now,

For I knew not what happiness was.

Slept I under duvet of frenemy's,

I told them tales of a golden sky,

Even when the clouds were dark;

I buried my pains,

So I could be a gospel to them,

I veiled how I hurt,

For I want them to smile always.

I took bullets for them,

So they could live;

I fought their battles,

So they could have a life;

In the sun, I toiled,

In times of pestilence, I drudge,

For in my sweat lies their well-being.

Oh now I lose my strength,

And my hope is dead;

My home beckons,

A place beyond the sea,

Shining bright like crystal,

I'd worked like a dog,

And now rest I deserve.

I'm gone till forever -

Never to be here ever again,

I've seen life but I've lived not,

For I dwelled in tent of turmoil,

I scavenged in the valley of death,

And now I'm no more,

I'm gone till forever!

©fab_du_solvic