Epiphany

Drowning pleasures in their pain
Drawing comfort from the rain
I ran along the road at best
And disregarded all the rest

Stopping for no breath of air
Reaching for the distant glare
And pulling back an empty hand
Still stinging from the reprimand

The road in laughter called my name
And trees beside me hung in shame
In circles had I run away
Direction all in disarray

And finally I heard the song
That I’d been missing all along
Caught up in every day’s affair
Distracted by my own despair

And thus begins a life renewed
Releasing all that’s been subdued
To burst afar and ride the wind
And feel my heart and soul ascend