stand your ground
joshua hyslop
as you walk through the shadow
feel your weight on solid ground
as you tremble in the darkness
in the midst of silent sounds
as you search for your answer
and no answer has been found
and when you come to the table
as you wait upon the weary
for whom no rest was found
as you search for to lean on
and find no friend around
when the last step is before you
and you feel like falling down
and as you kneel in the garden
as you raise your hands above you
and from your lips cry out
for i could not see through my doubt
when the last step is before you
and your light is burning out