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PATHS OF LIFE

AS I walk down the path

it begins to go in another direction just like my life.

I have to make a choice yet not

really knowing which one to take.

There’s the north,

nobody takes it, it leads to happiness and joy.

There’s the south,

strong and daring,

thorns, trees , and bushes.

So many take this path yet almost never succeed.

I choose the west.

Where does it go?

What happens in the west?

I go toward it not knowing what to expect.

I take a step, nothing.

I keep walking on the long dark path

it seems like it’s going nowhere,

then I see a light

I reach out to it, but I can’t reach it.

I walk a little father, nothing,

I look around then I take a step.

I fall, I’m falling,

down, down, down

it seems like I’ll never stop

then I stop, I hear a voice

the voice is calling me

telling me to get up.

I open my eyes

it was all a dream, or was it?

My breath is getting shorter, I’m scared.

I hear my dad saying 70 feet.

Why was she there?

I remember the cabin, the woods.

Oh God, the cliff at the end.

But why did I jump?

There’s so many paths of life

and I chose west.

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