Undiscovered Country

Undiscovered Country                                        July 19, 2006

I've been taking a hike all live-life long,

Through the plains and green valleys,

To the tune of God's melodious song.

I've parted the way through many murky seas,

Climbed cloud-ascending mountains

That pierced the blue of cloudy skies.

But now, the fat lady sits and grins,

And I become relegated to deepening sighs.

The land is level now. 

'Tis undiscovered country, no doubt.

I have ridden many roller coasters in my day.

I have laughed and I have cried time and again away.

There have been too many thoughts to name.

No matter, for they all wind up being one and the same.

I never thought about feelings, really,

Since I thought they all had died.

I've looked into the eyes of a man with a gun,

And my mind played Russian Roulette, yet never cried.

Life has never meant much in the way of fun,

And the sunshine never really meant it was day.

At least I knew what to expect then,

Though I didn't know that was no win.

It was uncharted territory, the new world,

The undiscovered country as the fog swirled.