Marathon Of Hope

1981

It spread into his lungs

But the dream lives on

The marathon of hope

Young man on chemo

He may not live long

He does not have his

Right leg to lean on

Cut off at the knee

Robbed of a future

But not from dreaming

But not from feeling

Hope for the research

Hope of a future

Where others don't need

To suffer tumors

To suffer bruising

Nights sweats and fever

The cancer did not

Break him in spirit

The cancer did not

Keep him from running

St Johns to Quebec

Kitchener and onward

No rest from shin splints

Or spеlls of dizziness

3000 miles of

Inspired rеsistance

Of true persistence

Love and compassion

Dreams met with action

Life lived with passion

22 years old

Can you imagine

Enough to prompt you

To re-examine

How much time spent

Chasing dollars

And all that's wasted

When we falter

Closer to death

Savour your breath

Open your mind

And you will find

A reason to love

A reason to cope

A reason to dream

A reason to hope

22 years old

Can you imagine

Enough to prompt you

To re-examine