Leader of the world

The road is long, the night is dark,
no stars shine on travelers here.
It is a path seldom traveled, but it leads to fulfillment,
Will he find his contentment here?

"No one goes that way", he thought, "and i am all alone",
in a way, you know he was right, for we all have to walk on our own.
Doubts and fears crept up into his mind,
he could neither sleep nor pray,
scared and lost he wandered on, purposeless and dismayed.

"Does no one understand me?", he asked, "does no one care?"
"is no one willing to walk with me, with whom i can share?"
he was sadly mistaken indeed, but also right, in a way,
for no one will walk the road for you, nor show you the primrose way.

Soon he despaired and lost his hopes, his dreams as unattainable as the road,
when out of the air appeared to him, something that was already there.
in vain he had searched far and wide, in vain he had rent the air with plainitive cries,
not knowing that the help he needed, was by his side, was always there.

By his side his friend walked on, coached him, and helped him carry on,
in the end he reached the top, and there he made his throne,
"come sit with me friend", he cried, "and share my glories won".
The friend shook his head and smiled a bit, "my dreams are not here".

Shocked and stunned, he could not speak,
furiously he thought, in a wild madness,
"has my dear friend laid down his dreams, in order to ease my nightmares?"
The friend understood his mind, and said with a reassuring voice,
"i have neither left my dreams, nor abandoned you"
"our paths you see were not the same, yet they were in a way"
"by helping you with your fears, i have overcome mine too".

"Fear not dear traveler, go and achieve your dreams,
and on your way, help people with theirs, it will make your road easier,
for time flies quickly when you enjoy something,
joy makes you loose fear,
know that you may be alone in your path,
yet realize that help is always near".

"So keep your eyes and ears open,
lest some frightened traveler loose hope,
and help them overcome their fears, as i have done yours
and soon, no dream will be too ridiculous,
no journey too difficult to bear,
you will learn, as i have, that you have all the time to spare,
For you and I and all of us, are immortal, my friend,
never born and never to die".

"The world is yours my friend, keep it safely, treat it well".

DEDICATED TO B, WHO IS NOT ONLY A GREAT FRIEND, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, A GREAT LISTENER.