Then I saw what I had never seen before
My forgotten dream to wander and explore
The mysteries and myths that hid in the desert’s core
Riddling the scabbing scars we bore
My dried soul began to yearn for a chance to begin
Another life to breathe its everlasting green
With my grandfather’s words my soul started to heal
Those simple words no pain nor grief could steal
“Without your consent no suffering can rob away
What you hold dear to heart and close to stay.”
The Gobi’s voice seemed to speak the same
Showing me life in the sandy fame
The creatures of the desert that lived free
Found life where we thought no life should be
We huddled close in the desert’s freezing night
And watched as the sky painted a mesmerizing sight
With countless stars shining in their brightest shade
To accompany those who from home had strayed
As the nights passed we started to learn our lesson
In the Gobi’s skies we found this hard journey’s reason
Yet even with our eyes watching and faith renewed
Another shade of reality itself revealed
The days became harder with exhaustion gnawing within
The scorching sun wouldn’t cease to graze our skin
And those who lost their strength along the way
We watched helplessly as their lives faded away
Yet they whispered the same words in their very last breath
Promising to give our nation their blessing in death
It’s been ffty eight days since we left our home
To travel the Gobi’s silky road on our own
The difference between a mirage and a well
Our dulling eyes still couldn’t tell
Yet we held on to the last string of hope
Tying a knot at the end of the rope
We believed that we would someday fnd
The Gobi desert’s piece of mind
With this unfaltering faith we treaded on
But in our hearts the battle’s won
The scorching sun beamed down the cloudless sky
But there’s no more fear in our silent eyes
