A rugged terrain
My lonely feet do trod
Passing by a million faces
That I’ll never see again

A load upon my shoulder
This weight upon my soul
Sweat dripping
From my dusty skin
Yet to my destiny
I must proceed
From this
I cannot ever recede

Yonder young couple
Their love blossoms
Beneath the sprawling tree
Oh, it reminds me
That I am free!

Ha! free I say?
It would be better
I am sure
Were I too a captive
Of someone’s warm embrace

Alas! This tortured mind of mine
Dreaming and aspiring!
To lofty heights it soars
Oblivious for a while
That I am just
Plain and lonely me

‘Tis dark again
I should be glad
My weary back to rest
Yet this recurring gloom
For foolish dreams
Once more
Will haunt me
In my imaginary room

We’ll travel
Over hills and peaks
The stars our only witness
Our lips will meet
In that sweet and fond caress
But come dawn
Like yesterday, once more
You’ll be gone

Someday soon
I hope and pray
When I turn another bend
This journey will be
At its lonely, long-awaited end.