Down in the valley I was walking

Looking up at the mountains that were looming

Succumbed to the cowardice in my own being

‘Beware of lofty dreams’ said I to myself consoling.

Parched and hungry I was wandering

Looking around the desert that was intimidating

Yielded to the mirage in my own sighting

‘Had no choice’ said I to myself reassuring.

Tossed about while I was sailing

Looking at the tempest that was roaring

Drowned in the sea of my own doubting

‘Tried but failed’ said I to myself surrendering.

Undecided at the crossroads I was standing

Looking in the four directions that were confusing

Scurried to the most attractive path of my own choosing

‘Best decision ever made’ said I to myself patting.

Reached the top of a mountain I was scaling

Looking around felt it was deserving

Achieved the goal of my own making

‘Well done’ said I to myself congratulating.

With the king of birds I was soaring

Looking down at everything that was diminishing

Realized that nothing in life was worth worrying

‘All will pass away’ said I to myself refocusing.

Enough, Lord, enough I said kneeling

For Your presence with me is comforting

Journeyed through life that was abounding

‘He is with me’ said I to myself Him beholding.