The Path

She passes the path again
She is comforted in what waits for her
But she is scared to go to it
It calls to her
She yearns for it
Yet something stops her

His heart is broken again
He can’t take it anymore
He’s back at the path
He turns away
But he looks back
He wants it
But is stopped once again

She’s knocked to the ground
She is bruised and bloody
She’s at the path again
It is so inviting
It’s kind and gentle
She needs it
She turns away
But she looks back
She cries for it
But is stopped once again

He is hanging
His last breath is near
He is battered
He is broken
He won’t last much longer
His tears burn as they run down his face
The path is there once more
It calls to save him
It reaches to help him
There is light on the path
He fights to escape the oncoming darkness
But again he turns away
He looks back
But is stopped once again

She feels a hand
The darkness has all but consumed her
She opens her eyes
She is no longer at the tree
She is no longer alone
She has been brought to the the path
There are no more bruises
No more tears
And she is not alone
She doesn’t turn away
But steps onto the path
The darkness calls to her
But she doesn’t look back
There is nothing in her way
There is nothing stopping her