A Clearing

I came to path in a dark valley,

And it was narrow like a cold alley.

Musty and dusty,

I made my way down this road.

My heavy burdens continually slowed

My treacherous march.

Rising overhead like a Roman arch

Brush made way for a clear path.

Mislead by some devil’s wrath,

I continued hopelessly down this poisonous path.

Finally one day I came to clearing,

And the closer I came nearing,

I started to have this feeling.

A light came appearing,

And its presence alone was healing.

A new path appeared,

But looking at it I feared.

Rocks and stones

Where cast amongst this resting place of bones.

With so many unknowns,

I stopped to rest on my decision.

After my slumber I looked down my

Current path, and had a vision

And saw I would be lucky to scrape by.

Turning to this new route

I still had my doubt

With what I was about

To get into.

But without any clue,

I charged forward,

Into the great unknown.

Knowing it would not be straightforward

I tried not to fear what was not shown.

I am not alone,

But the future’s uncertainty

Has left me prone

To assumed distant certainty.

Love knows no time my dear,

So displace that fear,

Because I am here,

No matter how unclear,

This all may seem.

I once came to a clearing

And the closer I came nearing,

I started to have this feeling.

I chose wisely that day,

And even though I pay

For choices I made,

Some time ago.

I can now say I am not dismayed

For I have I suffered enough to know,

I was meant to find you

And love you through and through.

I once came to a clearing

And the closer I came nearing,

I started to have this feeling.

And I can say I am thankful for that day,

And to God I pray,

To never again let me go down that way.