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Destiny

Am I right?

Am I wrong?

Am I walking towards the dawn

Or the eternal night

Seeing my future

Set in stone

The path laid before me

My steps already made

I see the paths of others

Their predetermined fates

Some will rise while others fall

They are always walking

Towards their fate

Following the path blindly

Is this the point of life

To be told what to do

I see the answer

Ahead of me

I know what I am supposed to do

I try to break free

But chains just force me back

Fate won’t lose

I’ve seen my death

It happens now

The darkness grips

I’m pulled towards the eternal night

Nowhere to go

My mind is slipping

My legs won’t work

Nothing left

Before I’m gone

I look behind me

I see the face of Fate

A face carved out of stone

In its raspy voice it says

“This is you destiny

You have no choice,but to accept

Now goodbye”

Fate is gone

The darkness is closer

Swallowing me whole

With my final breath I whisper

“No

This isn’t my fate”

I fight

I break the chains

I break free

I take a step off the path

And find my own way in the darkness

I look behind

And Fate smirks

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Mar 1, 2010
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