Journeying Through Life

All alone just by myself I journey through life, Many walk alongside but all along I walk alone. Slowly, steadily at an even pace, Resting but a wee while Milestone after milestone I walk but wearily the well-trodden path of life, Never straying afar Never wading into the rough waters Just anxious to get somewhere, Just eager to find myself a patch of cool shade away from this searing heat of the mid-summer day. No compass in hand No polestar to guide No beacon beckoning No sails set No winds of the sea to steer the course as I voyage through life just hoping to drift rudderless into some safe harbor someday. Every now and then I pause to look back and see only my shadow grudgingly tagging along, and this winding road relentlessly trailing behind. The surrounding silence hangs like a cold breath in the air and the waves of the turbid waters urge me on into its stygian depth. ~"Any New Free Verse Poem" contest by Lu Loo