Burden of the World
(Achilles Davenport)
I've lived here alone so long wasting away,
Until that ignorant child appeared that day.
In just a short time now I see,
Did he make a Mentor out of me.
And once we rode together in the Passage of Time,
He finally heard the warning bell's chime.
On his shoulders the burden of the world does he bear.
So soon he learned the world is not fair.
Yet he accepted the load without a thought.
Now he immerses himself in a cause I never would have fought.
What does he hope to gain in this endeavor?
Our Creed is no child's adventure.
Even though I wait for him to fail,
He returns with some victorious tale.
On his shoulders the burden of the world does he bear.
So soon he learned the world is not fair.
My time in this life will not last.
Once I'm gone I'll only be his past.
Deep down I know he'll take heed,
In the words I taught of our Creed.
Even if he sometimes is half-witted,
He knows, "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."
2-8-13 to 2-12-13