Uphill

An old dog raced uphill

      unquestioning of fate.

Facing façades and lies

      uphill he stumbled on

      Solely to see more joy

      Albeit his old soul

      Knew he won’t find true love

his friends went to battle

to rattle his (sanity)—

      Oh! If they only knew

He gave it long ago

      to his faithful quest

            for (nothing)