In The Fire

along a burning trail i stay strong in the fire

so i should no longer be thinking about

a path i have never walked

a woman i have never loved

and fortune i have never found

it is a lost dream that i must stop refusing to wake from

open my eyes and see the fortunes that i have found instead

an auspicious broken heart that has toughened my soul

the life i have never lived was desire for weakness

no struggle to overcome

no punches to roll with

no fight at all

in my pain i am champion

arms raised in victory

but ready for another round

along a burning trail i stay strong in the fire