Great Forces

I've been telling my dreams to the weeping willow,
"I want to soar like an eagle and not stare out this old window,
I want to fly far, far away and no longer be broken."
But there were no words to be spoken.

So I climbed up the mountains and I spoke,
"Mountains, hear me! Wrap your strength around me as a cloak,
Let me stand tall and firm without fear of what's to come!"
But silence was only heard, so on my adventure I begun.

I laid low next to the fresh winding river,
"River, listen. Let wisdom come to me as your waters deliver,
Allow me the grace to adapt to my circumstances and not hinder."
But only the rush of its waters were heard, not even a whimper.

Maybe it's not peace I'm searching for, so I called to the earth,
"Earth quake! Hear my cries! Bring a new rebirth!
Let the old die here and let your greatness begin in me anew!"
Not only were there no sounds, but not even a stew.

So I traveled far distances and came face to face with destruction,
"Volcanoes! Of all the great forces, you surely can give this life some disruption!
Change my course that I may walk along a new path apart from the old I have memorized!"
But even these angry mountains grew quiet, with nothing pressurized.

So my journey came to end as I turned to the stars,
"Heavens, hear my whimpers for my life is a farce,
For I embody a tortured soul that cannot change or undo what has been made done..."
But I did not listen for it was over, rather something inside had begun..

It had dawned upon that I was listening for when I should be seeing...
That all these great forces could not give what I was seeking,
But rather they were only the evidence of something much greater
That only could be made and thought up from a great Creator.

So I closed my eyes and breathed in and out,
"Great Creator, hear my words. You have made my whole entity,
So walk with me for I know your plans are to only do good for humanity."
It was then that all I had been searching for was inadequate,
And now I walk with courage to face the dawn, with my life no longer inanimate .