So many things
Had brought me happiness.
Life was so perfect,
I never would guess..

That it would all change
In the blink of an eye.
My spiritual well
Would soon run dry.

One step off the path
And there I had found,
I was lost in the darkness
Captive and bound.

Wandering down
a road untraveled.
My spiritual self
Was being unraveled.

Step by step
Down the road I went
Not knowing my thoughts
Wern't heaven sent.

So many signs
I chose not to follow.
'Till I stopped at a place;
Empty and hollow.

I knew I was lost,
Needed to get home.
But I chose to stay
In that hole all alone.

For many a night
In the darkness I slept.
The good things in life
Away were all swept.

I laid there asleep,
Alone in the cold,
And planned to stay there
Until I grew old.

Then one day I awoke
and saw no light.
Everything was gone
Not a thing in sight.

What have I done?
To where have I gone?
What kind of road
Have I gotten myself on?

I'm deep in the water,
It's up to my throat.
I need a way
To keep myself afloat.

And from that point on
I knew what to do,
I needed to find
a way back to You.

So here I am
Trying not to sink
Back into the dark,
I'm right on the brink.

And now I've decided
To try harder than ever
To make sure my mind
And spirit don't sever.

I don't want to go back
down that hill so steep.
I need to get myself
Back on my feet.

I know I can do it,
It'll just take time
And strong will power
To not commit a crime.