The Path

By: Alyssa Pennini

A path appeared before me

Showing me the way

It came from nothing, nowhere

But seems it’s here to stay

It took me by surprise

For it’s not what I had seen

It’s scary and uncertain

What does it truly mean?

The ground is far from sturdy

And the borders overgrown

It’s a dark and hazy place

And I fear I’m here alone

A single question halts me

Do I follow or retreat?

I glance around as head and

Heart do nothing but compete

The path is a mystery

But it’s calling to me now

The choice is still not made

For I don’t know how

Uncertainty and fear haunt

As I remain in place

I haven’t moved an inch or two

Because of what I face

I stand by myself

In a thick and guarded wood

To stay with head and should

Or to go with heart and could

It’s impossible to know

If this path is what must be

For there is no end in sight

Or hint of where it leads

The forest grows dark now

Night finding me again

Another day is done and gone

And much to my chagrin

Perhaps the path is better

Than this forest where I roam

It’s comforting and safe here

But I cannot call it home

My answer has been found

More from fear than of ease

But I hold my head up high

As I stand amongst the trees

The path before me clears some

With only one more thing to do

To step into the new unknown

And bid the past adieu