An ambitious sperm enters an unknown womb.

With flawless precision, Life unfolds.

A euphoric son learns to walk one step at a time.

A boy who never speaks keeps running all the while.
Compelling dreams that carry a childhood on it's wings.
A fire-breathing life without audience or applause begins.

There's anxious child sitting on the bedroom floor.
He's afraid of what lies tomorrow.
There's a boy down on his knees
behind a closed bathroom door. He weeps.

There's confined freedom and meaningless lore.
Innocence denied till it bleeds out of the pores.

A laughter learned to mask the pain inside.
A smile showcased to hide the secret shame
of being deprived.
There's the defeat of a sea fish caught in a net
that it can never breach.

There's a man who wants to know the meaning of life.
He's tired and older than his time.
There's a believer who's waiting for a sign.
A love that no one knows the reason why.
There's insidious insanity growing in bile.
There is distorted reality. Mirroring lies.

There's a stranger in the rain with his face to the skies.
A weary traveller standing in line waiting for a ride.

There's a glint that hides the fear in his eyes.
A soldier hesitates, unsure of his fight.
There's an unrelenting mind.
A soul that's restlessly still alive.
A body that decays in a six feet hole somewhere nearby.

These moments, trapped for eternity in black and white, will make an album of mine. I'll call it 'Life.'