In youth's embrace,
I thought them friends,
Yet foes were veiled
in smiles and trends.
I wandered blind
through trust and care,
Not seeing hearts laid bare with dare.
Oh God, if You are there, please tell,
What purpose holds this earthly spell?
Oh God, if You are there, please say
Why must we tread such fleeting way?
With love anew
I met the dawn,
Yet left the past
in shadows drawn.
The vows once shared
began to fade;
In fresh romance my heart betrayed.
Oh God, if You are there, please tell,
What purpose holds this earthly spell?
Oh God, if You are there, please say
Why must we tread such fleeting way?
I spoke of life
with careless tongue;
In laughter's wake
too many flung.
Connections lost
in idle chat
I built my walls but fell like that.
Oh God, if You are there, please tell,
What purpose holds this earthly spell?
Oh God, if You are there, please say
Why must we tread such fleeting way?
Now here I stand
at seventy's gate;
Reflecting on
my fickle fate.
Regretful thoughts
now haunt my nights;
A life misled by false delights.
Oh God, if You are there, please tell,
What purpose holds this earthly spell?
Oh God, if You are there, please say
Why must we tread such fleeting way?