A Creative’s Journey
The beaten path is not for me
The trail laid out by those before
To walk along and see the marks
Of the more adventurous,
Those willing to explore
I don my hat and satchel
I store tools by my side
I swallow fear and battle doubts
Towards the forest I go
Leaving mediocrity behind
At first it seems exciting
To walk alone and see new sights
In secrecy it’s frightening here
To never know where one is going
Especially at night
It’s the uncertainty that brings us to ruin
It crawls into your heart
To be a creator, in doing your craft
There’s pitfalls and caverns
You forget why you started
Some days the storms will come
You may be out without a tent
Some days the sun will shine on you
And your heart fills up
With mild content
At times I want to return to the path
At times I want to quit
Yet a voice has buried itself inside my soul
It reminds me of the life I want
And yells that this is it
If I want to tell my stories
If I want to live my way
I must struggle on this path alone
And build my world every day.
