OK LACHHAR
You tell yourself after another fruitless day, “It’s just a setback, just a blunder.” But you look at what you have and wonder, Is it worth it to keep wasting away? You leave the cursed thought astray And move forth with your plunder Of this cave, ready to fight the lightning and thunder Promised by the dragon that is hidden here today. It tries to douse you with fire, And it all seems so dire, But the strength of your will is more. It’s defeated. Now time to conquer the next tower, The next battle. There’s the rest of the world to scour. Will you ever find what you’re looking for? The desert sun is scorching, relentless, Just as the day promises to be. You feel good. For now, maybe, You’ll loosen your shoulders of the stress. Soon? Are you close? Yes. It’s a thought that brings you glee. All your doubts begin to flee And it’s forward you press. Fierce strength, excitement, a dream – It’s all of these things that give you the steam To finish this inner turmoil, this internal war. (It’s time for the loneliness and screams at night To stop, and for your world to be set right.) You’ll finally find what you’re looking for.
WILL HUANG
You’ve run over mountains, swam through the seas. There’s nothing more left to face. Look at every terrain you’ve weathered, every chase You’ve endured, every foe you’ve brought to their knees. You circled the world with some luck, little ease, A lot of fight. You crossed off every place. You’ve conquered every obstacle to get to this space, This moment where your journey comes to freeze. You thought the world would align, That you’d reach here, say, “This is mine,” And go home, happy forevermore. You’ve scoured the sky above and the earth below. Now hopelessly overturn the last stone and know You’ll never find what you’re looking for.
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