Look over the heads of the crowd to see
just where the eager throng would direct thee
                                                                                             if it could.

Look again at the cloud in headlong rush
just think, would it take all eternity
                                                                        if it could? 

Don't fret, so slowly we approach the heart
but all therein would be yours directly
                                                                              if it could.   

What is the rampant bear of a nightmare
that would squirm, not roar; not fight you, but flee
                                                                                                         if it could?   

Remember the oceanic thunder
would be silent, just as you would be free
                                                                                    if it could.