Why
I ask my soul
why Push on today
why climb through clouds of loneliness
why come out to play
why toil for summits never reached
why love when death will win
why hope when failure blocks the road
when dreams are crushed again
Why stand tall
With vibrant voice
to live all I can be
Because
Sometimes the gods look down
Sometimes they smile on me
tio stib
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cold, naked, hard,
it shrieks
piercing down the empty streets
the wind beats on every door
you can hide from death no more
the restless souls stir in their beds
haunted by an ancient dread
the walls cannot keep out the fear
the truth that fate is always near
far beyond where wrong knows right
the sun peeks past the edge of night
and streaking ‘cross the stage of day
light calls to life
come out
come play
tio stib
2015, 2021
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what pulls us back to life each day
is it duty
a job to do
commitments
responsibilities
or is there something more
something beyond routine
beyond the mundane
beyond “just another day”
beyond “should”
beyond “have to”
what is it that gets us up in spite
of stormy thoughts
in spite of
frenzied fears
clouds of tears that drown the sun
tragic memories that drag us down
struggling to assure my mind
a new day will be better
I can only answer for myself
somehow
something
will make the effort of living worthwhile
in this purgatory moment
it is hope that feeds my hungry heart
it is hope that soothes my aching soul
it is my hope
that love will show the way
tio stib
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