To Victory’s End
We are the survivors
The battlers
The ones pressed down in the dirt
We’ve had our victories
Lived through losses
And shared our shame
We ache
We hurt
We endure
The odds are against us
Always
We. Stand. Firm.
Our face is resolute
Our direction is set
The pain propels us forward
Tiredness drips from our bones
Sleep evades us
Longing for rest
But we move on
Forward
Step. By. Step.
The game’s not over
The battle is won
But not yet
We thirst for victory
Chalking up
Whiteboard runs
And cry, we must
Because defeat, we can’t
To succeed, we will
And if by chance
The rain falls,
Our seeds are planted
We expect
We hope
We pray
There – is the hope
There – is the future
There – we see it come forward
And stop, we shall
To listen, listen, listen again
To voices multitude
A chorus
A song
A roar
In the distance
And from behind us
We see them now
Surely.
Surely.
It is.
Carried along by the swift
And the strong
We. Move. Forward.
We drift
Carried,
Towards our goal
The harvest overtakes us
Our sweat is rain
That showers us
Survivors
To Victory’s End !