Have you ever started walking-
Somewhere…
Without truly giving it consideration-
Just headed there.
As you are strolling along-
Your strides begin to suffer
the fatigue of your toes.
Your shins burn-
Your calves ache-
And the frost has chilled
Your nose.
The discomfort wins
And as you spin
To head back where you stay,
You realize that the spot you stand
Marks exactly half the way.
And yet for reasons still unknown
Its easier to head back home
Down the twisty, dusty, dark
and same old lonely road.
Traveling the same distance
As if your trip
had not been thwarted.
All that pain and turmoil
Gets you right back
Where you started.