Claustrospelunker
Rising Above the Stone: A Tale of Resilience and Faith
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If a stone holds you down, keep your head above ground
If you're burdened, strive to stay afloat
Though the foothold can be merciless
Difficulty can be unrelenting
In a world not your own, it's the weight of the stone
In an unfamiliar world, the burden feels heavy
Holding me, holding you, very fast, quite fast
The weight holds tight and quick
It's not the weight of the stone that's holding you down
The stone's heaviness isn't the true restraint
It's the way it fascinates your mind
It's the enthrallment it creates in your mind
And just because it causes you to fall
Even if it causes a stumble
Don't mean it tempts me very much at all
It doesn't tempt significantly
I can see that it feels like a millstone is tied around your neck
Sensation of a heavy burden around you
But if you come clean and say "I don't have it together"
Admitting imperfection allows maintaining faith
You can still keep your faith in check
You can still hold on to your beliefs
3,7,9,10,12,14 feet, no spineless fellow here
Numbering of steps, bravery depicted
Down below 100 more, and not a sign of fear
Fearless descent into unknown depths
X marks the spot at 145, a stone dislodged held him fast
Exact location where trapped, fate sealed
How could he know while now alive, 13th day would be his last
Unaware of impending doom
They tried and tried to bring him to the surface in vain
Efforts to rescue futile
If a stone holds you down, keep your head above ground
Struggle against oppression
Though the foothold can be merciless
Persistence despite harsh circumstances
For 12 more days, the foothold was merciless
Continued merciless difficulty for a period
With no possible means of ingress or egress
No way in or out of the situation
In the end a paradox was found
An unexpected contradiction emerged
The beast that held him was a 10 pound stone
The captor was merely a 10-pound object
Are you afraid, are you afraid?
A question about fear
That where He takes you, is a cold dark lonely place
Anxiety about a desolate and cold destination
Where it's hard to find his face, hard to find his face
Difficulty perceiving a divine presence
In a world that is not your own
In an alien world, feeling out of place
In a world not your own, it's not the weight of the stone
The heaviness isn't from the stone in this foreign place
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