Yes, yes, I have seen people changing, Even the hardest stones melting, rearranging. Promises here are but the signs of the weather, Yes, yes, I have seen my own blood boil together. Those once so close, now distant, far away, For whom I prayed in my solitude each day. Yes, yes, I have seen myself falling apart, My very being burning deep in the heart. Eyes of honor, yet a conscience shattered, A face glowing bright, though by deceit battered. Yes, yes, I have seen moths consumed in flame, And mighty mountains slipping, losing their name. Now we survive on strangers’ trust alone, Breathing the last as if life’s already gone. Yes, yes, I have seen fate turning its side, The humble of earth in sudden pride. Whose name will inherit love’s final decree? Whoever it is must bear punishment’s plea. Yes, yes, I have seen soul torn from skin, And my conscience striving to rise again within. And those drowned only in worldly desire, Their purpose in life is empty, entire....