Realize the gift of pain that is on you laid
Behold the river of torment you have to wade
Why do I question the ways of this world of God
Surely the state of this land is by His divine accord
I should not tread on the path less traveled
I must mask my curiosity about all that is raveled
I conformed but a pain surfaced, a desire took root
The woe was great and within myself I found no route
I wanted to burn myself, burn them, burn all
But feared that these feral actions spell my fall
So I covered myself with an illusion that is not me
To comfort them by making them like what they see
Still the fire blazes on and the phoenix waits
For at my call it will come from heaven’s gates
A mere semblance of courage is all that is needed
And the message of the heart will once again be heeded