I trudge my sled on through the snow,
I pull it another mile
This journey takes a day and forever,
I'm only just a child
I began this long ago,
But the end is nowhere near
So much hope I've come across,
But not as much as fear
I come to find a crossroad,
Not the only one today,
The roads stretch for miles on,
And on the pavement my choices lay
I know once I choose,
There is no going back
And good judgment, God help,
Is something that I lack
So I throw the dice,
And hope for the best
And leave it to the Devil
To decide the rest
So, on I go,
Down this new road
And on my back,
A brand new load
Of hopes and worries
And things to desire
Of haters and lovers
And a world full of liars
But I can't help but wonder
About the path untaken
If it's forever gone,
And then my thoughts awaken
If I had taken that road
That is so long gone
Could it have taken me
To a beautiful dawn
Or would it lead me
To a forest of thorns
With great, tall beasts
With blood-soaked horns
Or maybe to a place
That's never been found
A place without color,
A place without sound
I suppose I'll never know
Where that barren path led
So I'll keep along this one,
To the horizon, I'll tread
Until I come across a ditch,
Or another fork in the path
I know this journey is long
And I won't get out unscathed
Feb 7, 2013
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:33 PM UTC
I trudge my sled on through the snow,
I pull it another mile
This journey takes a day and forever,
I'm only just a child
I began this long ago,
But the end is nowhere near
So much hope I've come across,
But not as much as fear
I come to find a crossroad,
Not the only one today,
The roads stretch for miles on,
And on the pavement my choices lay
I know once I choose,
There is no going back
And good judgment, God help,
Is something that I lack
So I throw the dice,
And hope for the best
And leave it to the Devil
To decide the rest
So, on I go,
Down this new road
And on my back,
A brand new load
Of hopes and worries
And things to desire
Of haters and lovers
And a world full of liars
But I can't help but wonder
About the path untaken
If it's forever gone,
And then my thoughts awaken
If I had taken that road
That is so long gone
Could it have taken me
To a beautiful dawn
Or would it lead me
To a forest of thorns
With great, tall beasts
With blood-soaked horns
Or maybe to a place
That's never been found
A place without color,
A place without sound
I suppose I'll never know
Where that barren path led
So I'll keep along this one,
To the horizon, I'll tread
Until I come across a ditch,
Or another fork in the path
I know this journey is long
And I won't get out unscathed
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