I trudge along this never-ending road
Through feeble pathways pure and foul
I have no choice; the journey has bestowed
A venerable price upon my soul
The bumps and cracks are full of dread
Tendrils of darkness thick and deep
So hard, so tough, so cold and dead
And leaving my heart in dreary sleep
It beckons me to just turn around
The same road to the past I take
To where my wounds shall quickly be found
Though none of the pain I can forsake
My dreams now distant swirls of light
Once filled with hope and promise too
Gone they are, two steps to the right
Till I reach the horizon of my crew
This road is rough - I think I’ve learned enough
To seek new paths and break from the past
This knowledge that I’ve gained is tough
And nothing will prevent me from its vast!
©jamielong
J