One last time

With every step forward in the sand
My feet got dug only deeper
I wanted to cover more distance
But my knees only got weaker

The effort was drawing strength out of me pinch by pinch
Every piece of my energy was being sucked out
Yet I walked with all my determination
Even though I knew, soon I would black out

I don’t know where this motivation came from
I don’t know from where I got this power to fight the odds
It was just that I knew I had to climb this mountain
I only wanted to win this battle for myself, I wanted no applause

I knew if I won, in the end I would stand alone at the peak
And share my happiness with no one
But still I would look down and feel proud
It was only that feeling I wanted to experience, that feeling of having won

Still I had a long way to go
And it was a lost battle already
Yet I kept on fighting
Till the time He showed some mercy

His hands soon were lifted off my head
And my eyes shut close for one last time
I lost the battle, but I lost fighting
As it was a breath for another step forward, that breath I took one last time..