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Road Less Traveled
I have always taken
The road less traveled.
It has led to many falls,
Ups and downs with each step.
Regret has been my constant companion
As every stride flirts with disaster.
Many of which ended in failure
Leading to heartbreak
And a broken man.
Then I found my guiding light,
Leading me in a direction
That finally made sense.
Opening my eyes to a possibility,
The possibility of happiness.
The road became smooth,
A few bumps which bruised
But the guiding light kept me straight
Leading me down a path
I never thought I'd travel.
Negativity began seeping
Through ignorant mouths
Their toxins filling my brain.
Soon my eyes were shutting
Closing out the light.
All the while,
I always knew my light was there,
Waiting for me.
Until the day my blindness and inability to hear
Snuffed it out.
My eyes and ears flew open
But it was too late,
The light was gone.
Alone I drifted through
A lost existence.
Suddenly a flicker!
There it was again.
The imagination couldn't have caused that.
The darkness that so consumed me
Began to lift, little by little.
I sprinted after it,
Letting it consume my entire being.
I was allowed back
To follow the light
To find a happiness so longed for.
The road still rockier than I'd prefer,
Many falls and nears misses.
But Lady in that tower
Guiding me has opened my heart,
My eyes, ears and mind.
Every now and again
I turn back to see the darkness behind me.
Sometimes it puts a flicker of doubt in my mind
Throwing questions
But my love beats them back.
I will follow this light
Help let it shine
For something so beautiful
Should never be hidden from the world
But viewed by everyone.
