~ I Walk Alone ~

I Walk Alone ........


As I walk the narrow path
I stop and look ahead
The distance between my goal
And myself seems alive

It's form haunts me and gloats
It tantalizes and teases
I cry out in anguish
And it laughs just out of reach

My heart shudders and my legs go weak
I want to stop, for but a moment
But fear of losing the trail spurs me on
So quivering I continue

Again, the obstacles dance around in circles
Mocking every mistake
And belittling every accomplishment
Again, I push on, shaking from their blows

The life I knew before long abandoned
The life I hope to find ahead
I walk in Limbo
I am there but do not exist

Sorrow overwhelms me as memories begin to fade
Faces of friends and loved ones melded together
Grotesque amalgamations of good times and bad
I laugh as tears roll down my face

The laugh is dark and bitter
My stomach sinks as it continues
The taunting ceases
My eyes dart back and forth

The gloating faces around me dissipate
They run from my moment of indifference
They cower as I cease to care
I release myself, however momentarily, from my anxiety

Again, my goal shines in the distance
It's light commands my attention
I snap back up, walking forward
And the faces return

As I walk the narrow path
I stop and look ahead
The distance between my goal
And myself seems alive
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