I stumble to my feet and cough,
It had been a very long journey.
Sweat and tears drip from my cheeks,
And my beating heart is hurried.

Images of the recent past
Now flash within my mind.
I shudder with fear and shake them away,
But peace: I cannot find.

I raise my head, and there I see
A crossroads up ahead.
I do not know which way to turn;
Oh, which way should I tread?

To my left, the path is bright,
But though it seems okay,
I cannot see far up the road;
My future's very grey.

To my right, the path is short;
The easy choice to make.
My future is clearly visible,
But is it the right path to take?

I rack my brain with many questions
Looking for an answer.
I weigh the options; left or right?
Looking for the answer.

I look to the left and think a bit.
Should I continue this way?
It seems the same as the path behind.
Was I willing to relive those days?

And then the right catches my eye,
But oh, the thought of it scares me.
What if it does notlead me to
The place I intend to be?

And yet the same thought lingers still
Of going down this path.
I shake my head and turn away -
Away from such dark wrath.

I look to the left and then to the right,
Looking for an answer.
I begin to panic; where should I go?
Looking for the answer.

My mind is swirling, my head is reeling,
I am weak and ready to cow.
The setting now is worse than before -
I would rather be there, now.

The many thoughts spiraling in my head
Have burdened my fragile soul.
The path to the left is so hard to choose
While the right seems more of my control.

I stare to the right intensely now
As my mind begins to clear.
But the choice on my right scared me oh so much.
I was scared I would disappear.

I seek and grasp blindly for a rational thought,
Looking for an answer.
I fall to my knees from weakness and fear.
And yet...

What is my answer?