A Touch of Saddness

Two Roads

There was a path

Deep in the woods.

Once it forked-

The bad, the good.

I choose to take

The left hand side,

I did not know

I had no map.

Now this road that I travel

Is dirty and battered

It's littered in dreams

That are broken and shattered.

Paved with wrong doings

And dotted with hearts,

That were taken from people

And just torn apart.

Pain and regret

Are common here.

Wherever you turn,

They're always near.

I want to cross

To the other path,

And leave behind

This painful wrath

I thought that I was forever

Doomed to walk.

And all the gates

We're tightly locked.

But as I continue,

A foot bridge I could see.

A bridge of hope

Called out to me.

Slowly I crossed

To the path of the good.

Finally I was on the path

Of which I thought I should.

Now hidden deep

In the woods

The one that forked;

The bad, the good.

I once was wrong

But now I'm right.

And before me

Glows a guiding light.

Altered by

A little step.

So close to falling

In darkened depths.

But I was finally

Pulled to hope.

I found the foot bridge,

And learned to cope.

My simple mistake

Following the crowd.

Ignoring the heart

That speaks so loud.

The choices you make

Can change your life.

One will bring your happiness

The other brings you strife.

Following the crowd,

Won't lead you right.

If you follow your heart,

You'll by guided by light.

There was a path

Deep in the woods.

Once it forked

The bad, the good.

Heed my warning,

Because I know

Follow your heart,

You'll know where to go.

~ Siarra

This is dedicated to all the self harmers. stay strong and I'm here for you!