At the Crossroads

Published Jul 22, 2020 12 AM



Through a blizzard of thoughts, and a snowstorm, I stumble over the dirt road.

The wind pushes me in one direction, a sign points toward another.

My cracked compass begs me to turn back. 

And I want nothing more than to halt,

To stop running in the rain, lost in disdain and so much pain,

To quit; I know my grip is slipping, at every turn I feel myself trip,

Conflicted, afflicted.

Constricted by my own fear,

Deciding to reside in this confusion, the frustration of my lost conviction.

Petrified, I feel my fears solidify as they deny the rights to my own vision.

Staring at my fractured compass, 

I see no reflection.

I see no perfection.

I see no definite direction; I see no reason to keep running.

I summon the courage to look up one last time, blind, unsure of what I may find.

I look up ahead, and eyes meet mine at the crossroads.

His eyes hold rebellion, a guiding flame I had lost long ago…

“Come with me.” He offers a reassuring hand. “Let’s walk the rest of this road together.”

Somehow, I know to take it.

I shatter my compass, letting the wind push us to wherever our road may lead.



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