The Path of my Life

THE PATH OF my LIFE

The very essence

The heart of my being

Is to give

All I can

For however long

I’m destined to live

I hope so little

For any to return

That I remain closed

Lest my heart

Is crushed and burned

In that glimmer of weakness

When I let go

I do not know

What will show

Many a path

I do take

Many a risk

I do make

Many a life

I have lived

Though t’is all in vain

For within my mind

Do they remain

And I push them aside

To stay sane

Remembering my efforts to serve

I reach deep down

And do not swerve

Even when misunderstood

When pride and vainglory

Are so shallowly seen

By those who deep down

Do not see

Step by step

I move on

And nary a thought

Of turning around

I plow forth

With dragging feet

As the weight of self

Doth bear down

As I struggle

To let go

And with faster pace

My desire doth show

Take all I have

T’is not for me

For in the end

With joyous heart

Having done my part

I will be free

-Shiidon, December 2014