He opened his eyes to a brand new world
And when the enchantment faded
He trembled in sorrow and fear,
For, his future seemed so jaded

What did he know, how would he survive,
These worries plagued his life
But then he started to learn and grow
And hard work resolved his strife

The worries gone he saw again, the world in a different light
And discovered pleasures of the senses, so much to his delight
Food, sex, intoxication now filled all his days
Until his failing health made him mend his ways

Now what, he wondered as he started to discover
The world seemed new again when his passions took over
No, it wasn’t crack or weed that now gave him the high
Money, power, success gave him a place in the sky

The ecstasy unfortunately, only lasted a while
For when he looked around now, he couldn’t find love for miles
So after he had everything that money could possibly buy
He thought only love could fill the emptiness inside

He paid cash before, and now he paid in kind
He thought he could buy the first love he could find
Alas, love cannot be bought, no matter what the token
And after all, promises and hearts are meant to be broken

Crushed, defeated, he cried many days in pain
Until it overflowed, through poetry, prose and paint
In his sorrow he danced, he sang, till it started to fade
And he started to find joy pulling him out of the shade

Slowly he started to experience the ecstasy in full swing
The same high that food, money and love promised to bring
Now his journey had begun, and he started to realise
It wasn’t the brush or the songs that brought him the highs

No, it happened when he got in touch with that spark inside
Strangely going inwards, only made his horizons so wide
Inside, he discovered a whole new world,
So many pains, fears, wounds and feelings unfurled

And he healed, and grew, as the dirt got washed away
The mirror of his soul, was now as clear as day
He knew now it wasn’t outside, that true bliss lay
God was inside in his every cell, not far, far away.