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Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Maze

eventually, the path we walk in our lives,
through life’s maze, will lead us to a place
where no more progress can be made
in the direction we are traveling
and, being creatures who have
survival hard-wired into our DNA,
we will turn back to make our way
towards the place we last turned
most of us are habitual in our ways
seeking out progression rather than regression
we do not give a moment’s thought
with regard to going “further back” in our path
as to do so seems silly and time consuming
so we enter at the last turn which we made,
already, resolved to go on ahead from there and,
through no fault of our own, the walls of life’s maze
become narrower, taller and lengthier (somehow)
causing us to travel longer without choices as to
which way to go, other than forward, despite the
obvious appearance that there may not be
another chance to change directions any time soon
(if ever at all) which brings upon great weight
for us to carry on a, seemingly, unending journey
draining our energy as well as all hope
of the opportunity to change the course of our lives

©August 24, 2014 – Tamara Imes-Nicholas

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