Curtain Raiser

You bear the pain,

How long you strive for gain.

and when you achieve its time to try again.

On a constant path you have to be ahead,

Believe in what is being told and hear the unsaid.

There will be joy and there will be sorrow,

And somewhere within you, you will find a little sparrow,

Waiting to spread its wing

Looking at the sky and rising to swing,

Into that limitless space

Cherishing the view of some mystic blaze

Little away from this maddening chase

You will find your own place.

And then you take that leap

Glide into the unknown for that complete sweep

With your closed eyes, you will find a hand to hold

And your journey begins as you mould.

Be your own wayfarer

And let your life be the curtain raiser

For that many new torchbearers.