Burden To Carry

Every man has a burden to carry And some seem to carry it very well While others complain, about the burden and strain And as their fall from grace to all they must tell. They will blame all others for the life they live And then brag and lie for pity and shame They will tell themselves to halt, that it was never their fault So they figure their loss will also be their gain. Every man has a burden to carry And some need to carry that burden alone As they don't seek help, from no one but themselves And only GOD will feel their pain or hear them moan. The burden they have is their right of passage As they walk through life to become a man Every step that they take, another worry they will forsake And truly that a vigilante only he should understand. Every man has a burden to carry And so many carry it with a vigor and pride As they head down the road, with their own life's load While keeping a happiness and love and joy deep inside. They live the life that was presented to them And never once do they complain or quit They take life in it's stride, they throw their chest forward in pride And what they lost or will loose, they will never miss. Every man has a burden to carry And to see it just look upon a mans face He will either be wearing a smile, like holding a child Or else you'll see pain and sorrow and even disgrace. Just walk in his footsteps at least one time Take his journey as he run's or walks or even tarries Then you will feel the weight, that man can't escape As every man has a burden, that he must carry. Randy L. McClave