The Last Hurrah

The one who ran the gauntlet paved the way for those who are to follow. But not all who place their feet upon the path will reach their journey's end. For the tribulations that beset them are too confusing and though they see, they do not see. They wait for good to win the day; still time and time again the evils of this world prevail. Their souls yearn to comprehend why this is so, yet the answers always lurk around another bend. . .