Destiny?!

Consequences of moments passed
Decisions made
Cards of life dealt randomly
Or so they say
What is the truth that lies behind
This that we call living

Are we simply pawns
Movements on the board our destiny
Decided without our influence
Higher beings playing some sick game
Of universal chess
Satisfying their own simple amusements
Or do we make and break
Our own existence

Does this all lie in our own hands
Are we the ones that hold the blame

Somebody give me the answers
Somebody give me the truth
Is the finger pointed at myself
Or should I be raising my clenched fist high
Silently cursing those that deliver the cruel blows
Fate crashing down on our shoulders

What are the answers
Give me the truth
Before the depths of insanity
Reign within my soul once again

Written by
Lyla Arthurs
February 2006