The breath, a path of struggle Fingers in flesh, the soil Sew an infertile seed of dreams That fail Chimed songs of youth Discord in ruin And what was left to grow Withdraws as age is longed Echoes belittle Boot to neck Invitation of hope Still deceives Endeavor to climb, only to see Achievements evade To crawl and undermine And cause my undoing Ashamed to see A change for nothing, and nothing ahead Something is lost, nothing is gained The world is ours, to share and stain ...A change for nothing ...Nothing ahead Caving In, accepting failure, cessation If only it could be More than a gift of self To share and stain A starless world lost of it's horizon