My soul has heavy burden,
my spirit has died years ago.
And this I know for certain,
the pain,so hurtful... So slow..


And yet I cant imagine,
a pain ever deeper than this.
The wound so close to the heart,
how striking! it did not miss.


And yet it seems so certain,
that every moment count;
that we turn our own pages in life,
and reach our certain mount.


We may climb high,
we may give up,
we may not show potential.
But sometimes life seems bitter,
That we may not recognize the reward-
that awaits us at the end of our journey...............

Lauren Marie Chu