Tell It Like It Is

The quick sands of fate cave in The sucking darkness captures The weed of agony marsh slithers Entangled hope of escape smothered Hazard paves the pathway of life For the destiny to wander unseen. Uncalculated footsteps waver The poise vacillates uncontrolled The trap of time in the mire waits For the weary traveller to arrive Walking in the shadow of destiny On the unknown pathway of life. The survival contest then begins In the arena of the trying times Struggling hard to reach salvation Tread on the pathway of life Until the call comes to join The ordained farewell party. Destiny is not an excuse The walk is one’s own walk The pathway lighted or dark The lamp maker within decides Amble on garden path or marshy trail The inner voice dictates. The light of consciousness guides the being In the journey of realization To the blissful destination of divine sanctity At the end of the pathway of life. _____________ October 28, 2022