I walk...

I just felt inspired to write this, so here it is.

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I walk alone on my own path

It’s not always clear or well-lit

Although I calculate and do the math

I’m not certain, not one bit.

I can’t be sure it’s the right way

But I’m following it anyway

It’s not because I’m mindless

But because I’m not just hopeless.

I can’t allow myself to be

The one that some would like to see

And bend to all, to do their will

I’m not the guy who’ll pay that bill.

I’m not the one who does it all

So they can coast and do nothing

I’m aiming high so they don’t fall

I’m shining light to see something.

I’m the lighthouse that helps them grow

Not the beacon that swims for them

I give hope with the rope I throw

So they pull back at their rhythm.

It would be easy to fix all

But then they wouldn’t grow from it

I want them to feel the fall

So they know they’re not broken from it.

Life is too short to simply vent

You waste your time, and others, too

So look closely at the event

And see the next action to do!