The Cross - Enchant

I am weighed down by this pain

I am blackened by this stain

But I can’t complain

We have to choose and deal with the rest

I must meet this challenge

I must pass this test

Have to work with what I’ve got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can’t be undone

And I have this cross to bear

Can’t pretend it isn’t there

Trust, once broken, so difficult to repair

Trust me, though

To try and make it there

Life is truth and dare

We have to choose and deal with the rest

In this labyrinth of options

This pitfall ridden quest

Have to work with what I’ve got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can’t be undone

And I have this cross to bear

Can’t pretend it isn’t there

The nails are driven in

But not all the way

There’s no tragic necessity

Tomorrow can be a better day

So here I sit, alone

Peruse my thoughts, survey my heart

And work to reconstruct

This whole that’s splintered into parts

Life is a dare

We have to choose and deal with the rest

I must meet this challenge

I must pass this test

Have to work with what I’ve got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can’t be undone

And I have this cross to bear

Can’t pretend it isn’t there:

Yet this pain behind your stare

Shows the depth of how much you care