Leap of faith

It was not this way in the beginning, dunno how it changed,
everything seems still in its place but my mind feels estranged.
doing everything on our part to make the mood elevate,
our mind is forbidden territory hidden behind that high palisade.
its an enigma, arcane in its own way, struggling to be free,
but how can I understand others when I can't even understand me.
I know what I need, but I chase what I want,
I know what's needed to be done , but try to do what I can't.
Is it an eternal optimism or a stupid fool trying to get the moon ?
Will the optimism shine or its just impulsive to ask for it too soon ?
Either way you'll never know what's in store for you ,
life likes to keep you in the dark until the moment passes through you.
we're more worried about the journey rather than the destination,
the question always lingers if our determination would match their intimidation.
intimidating we can all be, trying to pull someone down who tries to jump higher,
mocking our way out of our failures coz we never could be a fighter.
we all can say we tried our best, but who's to determine what's our limit
there's no absolute line to draw which can contain us within it.
everyone will remember the last one inch at which you gave up,
if you could climb this far, why this little inch should be the reason for you to stop