Through the Fires of Hell...

Would you walk through the fires of hell
If you ever live, eventually you will
You'll either choose to walk through hell
in pursuit of your aspiring will
or fall face down when you take a bad spill

If you fall into the fires of hell
and manage to rise back to your feet
where will you go within this hell
what end will you journey to meet

Would you walk through the fires of hell
or run screaming without direction
Can you see a way beyond the fires of hell
or do you lack some means of detection

If you can see beyond the fires
but can see no way around the coals
will you be tempered by your pure desires
or terrified by evaporated souls

Would you walk through the fires of hell
If so, what for
When you walk through the fires of hell
it should be for something... more

Everyone will feel the heat against their skin
and some more so than others
When all that is, is all that's been
are the burn marks yours, or another's

Would you walk through the fires of hell
If you ever live, you know you will
When you do, may you do it well
with wonder, and grace, and ultimate skill
that the heat you encounter from the fires of hell
may be the fuel to power the life you instill
along your own way to a truth you'll fulfill