Of Ants and Elephants

In a room cold dark and dingy

With ugly ants and wild elephants

I was fighting long and hard

Sweating and struggling

To tame the elephants

Overwhelmed and afraid

Until a friend walked by

Surprised at my plight

How could I have confused an ant for an elephant?

Its all in the mind she said

Another friend walked by

Surprised at my plight

She could see no ants

She could see no elephants

Its all in the mind she said

I looked around again and asked myself

Long hours of battle

Many tears being shed

Were there any ants

Or any elephants

Or was I fighting my mind instead?

The Race We Ran

We ran along

A long road

Few rests few stops

Through worries and woes

You were ahead

You were behind

You toiled along

On each side

Each tired step

Asked you and me

Where were we going

What did we seek

We struggled today

So tomorrow would be free

But Unbeknownst to you

Unbeknownst to me

This race that left us worn away

Just took us back to yesterday

You

I feel closer to you as you share your fears

In harmony with you as you confess your mistakes

Your failings give me the strength to accept my own

Your doubts help me live with my own deepest misgivings

I don’t need you to be perfect

All I seek is the real you

As sharing the path you struggle through

Beyond seasons, beyond time

Will give me the strength to live through mine