Fate

I climb that mountain every day
I have looked for a path or an easier way
My mind plays tricks but my heart it knows
To climb any other way would cause me to slow

Life is not fair, it is often cruel
I have learned my lesson I have been a fool
You cannot make an excuse, you cannot quit
You must keep onward and keep your wits

It is ok to dream, it is ok to hope
But don't get careless and let go of that rope
Maybe it is a curse, or maybe it is a mistake
But I think it is just life, and I call it fate

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Lady Labyrinth

June 21, 2019 at 11:33 AM

"You must keep onward and keep your wits", very true. I think fate is not encapsulating what really is there for you. I do think there is a grand plan and a reason we go through what we go through to make it to the point of destination, but even then we continue on ... could be "destiny", I prefer to call it for what it is, "the journey". Sometimes you have to let go of the rope; what's on the other end of it could drag a person down. But I do understand where you are going with that rope as a safety harness, nothing dire. Great poem, love it.