Untraceable Steps

Carried a miles-distance are these desperate cries Tears collected as one, as the assembly weeps Weary bare feet drag along dry soil under heavy skies Envisions of hopeful forthcomings, leads the discarded in flee Tears collected as one, as the assembly weeps Clouded eyes scatter, foraging to revive Envisions of promising forthcomings leads the discarded in flee Directionless, treading unfamiliar land, with hearts and minds deprived Clouded eyes scatter, foraging to revive Traveling beneath the rising sun until the sky breaks Directionless, treading unfamiliar land, with hearts and minds deprived But with fingers clasped together, prepared to grasp what is at stake Traveling beneath the rising sun until the sky breaks Every stride, they wince, as their feet collide with the harsh texture of the earth's embrace But with fingers clasped together, prepared to grasp what is at stake They root four walls around them as they rest their heads in surfaces of an unknown place