You have walked long
With sorrow
And in pain
You have traversed this distance
Alone
And silent
There
You have seen the darkness of men’s souls
The hollowness in their dreams
The blindness of their strivings
And felt, firsthand
The bland indifference of their cruelty
Yes, you have seen these things
Known these things
Felt these things
So today you will walk by me —
What will you see?
Will I lighten your pain?
Or will I add one last panel
To shut in the darkness
Forever?
