Path of Thorns

25 Nov 2008

·menoh

I also walked through That fabled wood And saw two paths, One clean and wide Well travelled And nothing learned but scenery. Unwise I was to think That the path of thorns, Dark and twisting, Was the one for me, Thinking I could walk alone And suffer the pain In silence. I had no forethought You would walk in behind Trying to hold my hand And keep me safe, Where I tried to make you go back And walk free into bliss. I lost you in the briars Among the shadows and leaves And I am still looking for you And wishing that I had chosen The path most travelled.

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I am a button pusher. I stir up trouble. It is what I do. I live in the borders between light and dark. I can write about beautiful things, and joy and love, but I find I am more creative when i write about the dark. I love to hold a mirror up to the...

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