Temporary Existence

A temporary existence
A fleeting affair
All of your persistence
All of your cares
Do they shoot like an arrow?
Blow like a breeze?
Do they die like a sparrow?
Fall like the trees?
If you tell me your story
I'll tell you my story too
The bottomless ocean
The limitless land
All of your secret devotions
Your tentative plans
Did you shake like a mountain?
Lie like a lamb?
Did you cry like a fountain?
Fail like a man?
If you tell me your story
I'll tell you my story too
All the children sing
All the children sing