April 24, 2011

I stumble down the trail
tripping over the boulders
and getting tangled throughout the thorns
The mystery is not how I got here, but what is the secert to get back
My body aches with pain due to the foolish choices I've made
My heart knows no peace as anxiety rules my life
I look out into the distance and see a figure beckoning me to draw nearer
I don't know who it is, but I can't continue to live this way
As I get closer, I see blood dripping from this man
I recognize him immediately and fall to my knees
I'm embarassed, fearful,and so want to run
I leave the outstretched arms of love and race back into the abyss-a place I know I should not be
As I venture past doors of temptations, I hear my name being called out
These voices grow louder all the while as I race endlessly around with no purpose
Despartely I want toopen these doors, even though I know they reveal an imitation of life
I stand still and begin to weep
I feel confused,weary, and ashamed
I'm dirty and smell of the cheap cologne that the world has drowned me in
I know there is only one place for me to go


-Bruce