AND FEARED NO ONE AND ALL

THE DARKNESS CAME, THE LIGHT STILL

TO FILL MY ROOM OF GLOOM TO RISE

MYSTERY'S EYES AND HAND OF CLAY

THAT WASHED AWAY THE YOUTH AND TOT

AND INFANCY THAT TIME FORGOT

THE SEED AND SEED AND PLANTED LOT

BOTH CAME AND WENT TO CARRY ON

BOTH CAME AND WENT TO CARRY ON

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I WAS CREATED

I WAS BORN

FROM A LONG REST TO DESTINY

DESTINED TO DISCOVER THE BEST IN ME

AWAKENED TO WHAT MY EYES TO SEE

THE UNIVERSE IN ALL ITS GLORY: THE LORD

AFFORDS ME THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO VISUALIZE, CONCEPTUALIZE

RUSH ABOUT, THE ENERGY OF ALL

STAND TALL AND FALL AND CALL

WHEN IN NEED, TO FEED

MY HUNGER, THIST AND WORTH

TO SURF WHAT IS UPON THE DIRT

AND AIRE

TO FAIR UNFAIR AND CARRY ON

TO FAIR, BEWARE, THEN STARE

THEN ON

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I WAS TURNED

I WAS TOSSED IN LIFE'S GREAT GAME AND LOST

MY WAY AT HALF TO END

WHAT END HATH MY CALL TO MAKE

AT STAKE UNSURE, A VISION BLUR

IN DARNESS AS THE LIGHT STOOD STILL

TILL I MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH MY ILL

MADE A DECISION AND A WILL

TO CARRY ON TILL TIME STOOD STILL

OR MADE A WAY DESPITE THE DAY

OF SUN AND CLOUD AND MID-MIDNIGHT SWILL

OF RAIN AND PAIN AND SUDDEN JOLT

OF THUNDER'S PILL AND LIGHTNING BOLT

THUS TIGHTENED THUSTO EASE MY LAME

AND CONSTANT ENERGY TO TAME

AND SAFELY PASS TO CARRY ON

SAFELY PASS TO CARRY ON

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I CRIED AND LIED

AND THEN I DIED

TOO GREY TO SAY TOO

WEAK TO SPEAK

ALL LEAK THE TIRED EYES DID SPILL

THE TEARS OF ENDLESS EYES THAT FILL

AND DIRT DOTH HURT, NO , CARRY ON

SO I CAN SEE WHAT'S LEFT TO SEE

ETERNITY AHEAD OF ME

THE MOON ABOVE TO CARRY ON

LONG AFTER I, HISTORY AND GONE

THE EARTH DOES CARRY ON.

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