Sail On A Landslide

At a hungry age, not yet a man
I was thrust out in the world
I couldn’t seem to understand
Just how to make it work
With men to speak, but none to lead
Adrift in war-torn glory past
With eyes to see, and ears to hear
But no one left to ask

How do you sail on a landslide?

A learned man with a book of truth
Spoke a wisdom for my life
Until another man, just as true
Contradicted his advice
I was left there more confused
Than I had been at the start
Until the god they claimed
Threw their words away and said
The truth was in my heart

How do you sail on a landslide?

How do you sail on a landslide beneath the heaven’s dome?
How do you herald the end when you’ve only just begun?
How to prepare for a victory when loss is all you know?
How do you sail?