THE ROAD OFT TRAVELED

Between those lucid and glistening pillars of inspiring light
there is the looming menace from horizons of foreboding night.

Faint is what becomes of the vow from an unstable heart
who only sees danger lurking in the landscapes of perpetual dark
which eyes of dread are convinced will of harm, thus impart
till it kills courage's breath and cripples one's steps after they start.

For beyond those threatening leaden skies of uncertainty's time
what gives iron to the soul is the trust in more than what is known
that will guide a wanderer to an oasis of peace so truly sublime
providing one doesn't give into anxiety's fleeting groan.

Each new dawn brings the promise from some type of trial
to test each pilgrim's grasp upon faith and their next step
as one ventures along that long quest towards a goal and smile
while avoiding any stumbling over hesitation's stones of regret.

It is passageway unfolding in self-discovery's maturing journey
following an ancient and well-worn path
that some must learn to crawl using each sensory knee
without any promise of how long it will last.

Revealing what we cherish as graveled
upon the road oft traveled.