Look behind, young one, at the many times it has rewinded;
it happens again, and again, and yet again, it does not stop.
Does it make you angry?
Does it make you sad?
Cycles and circles surround your very existence,
what could a broken hand hold to change its course?
The rivers are stronger than you ever were; your muscles cannot fight back the streams. Your tendons will tear, your bones will break. It's useless, young one!
Yet we reach with empty hopes and sunken eyes.
Despite all the sins you convey, it is never enough. You pledge yourself to remain, to remain and thrive - across all centuries as one, for the stream is mixed waters.
On hold is the pain that lays behind you, in your muddy soles and your dirty fingertips.
At the edge of life, at which you sat down, there is no more will to fight.
Return to me, young one. Don't give in to the light yet.
Peace will come for your aching body; it will reach from the dampened dirt.
Return to me, and let's dance, with your battered cheeks, your purple skin, your blackened eyes.
You will find the flame in you once again - when you stop drowning in the river.