Laden with hope our journeys began

Yet little did we know

We were prey falling into the hands of prowling predators

Ready to gnaw away at our hopes and dreams

Into the depths of a thorny abyss we fell

Stage after stage

We thread the treacherous trails

Clinging tightly like a deranged ex-lover

The end was a mirage in the desert

But still we dified

And slowly but surely, the end glimmered in sight

And slowly and undoubtedly it fell gently within grasp

At the end of it all

Hope mingled with sprinkles of trepidation

We gaze back at the journey

What didn’t kill us only made us stronger

With beats to strain hardened chest we declare with all pride

We survived