I don’t want to see

the path that’s staring

right at me

protected yet obscured

unable to see yet searching

alive but not living

Trapped, facing a world ahead

unwilling, unable, 

to leave this cage

Full of regrets, 

full of thoughts

plaguing my emptiness

pulling me in,

taking what’s left

I walk the path that leads me where

I least expect, I’d never dare

Finding a life away from despair

I mimic your desires

I am but a rippled reflection

I chase after a new path

to take me somewhere 

far from this stupor 

shrouding my mind

A new adventure awakens my tired soul; giving way for a new life; rebirth.

debris strewn paths

lie in my wake

I seek a path

that will find my way

I’ll follow the light

which brightens my day