Holding On....

lingering since the day of it's birth
the soul wanders all over the earth
walking through life's dreary days,trudging through the years
finding no rest where'er it goes

in listless aimlessness it wanders around
seeking a goal, an aim, a purpose
but finding none, only running into walls
bruised and battered until it falls

yet still so insolent, so spunky and innocent
still unyielding still headstrong
still so proud, it wants to go on
heedless of setbacks, ignoring the pain
locking it all deep within itself

life's journey still miles long
hope yet remains to find its fate
its destiny lies in a place unknown
till then will it go without a backward glance
never showing the scars of wounds long gone......