Pathways.....
I stand within the wooded lanes
Where paths before me lay
One path is light
Airy
Open
Inviting
Alluring and
Pleasing
The other path is dark
Cold
Foreboding
Ominous
Threatening and
Gloomy
Look right
Look left
Into Dark
Into Light
Either path
laid before me here
Could easily be my way
Look left!
Look left!
The lighter path is sure and clear
Well-worn from travelers’ feet
No peril from this way is felt
No danger to the untrained eye to greet
But look!
But Look!
Look close and see!
Contrasts abound
Where bright harsh lights
Cast deep, deep shadows
Like portals to an abyss
Hiding unknowns
Harboring scoundrels
Sheltering the brigands
Look right!
Look right!
The darker path is overgrown and wild
And a frightening path for sure
It’s road less traveled by feet of men
Yet still drawn, that wanderlust to cure
But look!
But look!
Look close and see!
Life teems and abounds
It fills the air
See the deer, the wolf and the fox
They frolic and play
Wild but free
Untamed beauty
You see
There is the light of life
In the darkest of paths
And
There is deeper darkness
In the brightest of lights
No matter the path we choose
Who’s to say
Which path is right?
About the Creator
Iago Black
I have written stories all my life. Many short stories, some erotic, even a few poems! I have never shared them before, but I am glad I found this site! Please feel free to browse my stories, I will try and post new ones every week!
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