The Maze
The Maze
Another day inside the maze
How many days has it been?
It all seems to be such a haze
Do I stay with just what I've seen?
Or do I break out of that mold?
If I just stay, then I'm safe though.
But if you don't, will you become bold?
Do I choose to just go with the flow?
Others seem to find it easy to navigate
Are they the same as you though?
No, but sometimes I wish the maze was straight
Life is a twisting conundrum of events
Yet different to every person, unique
Is it okay to rest when I feel so spent?
At times this maze just seems so bleak
Do I risk trying to find my way and getting lost?
How will I know when I've found my destiny?
If you just stay in place though, can you bear the cost?
How can you find yourself if you just let things be?
I don't think I'm strong enough to move forward
If you don't try, though, you'll never be free
How do I move though when it's all so blurred?
Right now you feel trapped inside, don't you?
Well yeah, almost like this maze is a cage
But it doesn't have to be, I'll leave you a clue
Do not use the time you've felt trapped as your gauge
The journey through the maze is meant to be joyful
But there is no assurance that it will be easy
Life is often like metal being hammered on the anvil
It takes a great deal of work to be free, you see
We break and are forged anew till we're strong and still
Move forward, take that one little step outside
Heartache, heartbreak, joy, peace, contentment
All of these are yours as you come to life's joyride
This is how life has been for all, since times ancient
For without the bad, we cannot appreciate the good
If all you knew was good, how would you know?
The contrast is what teaches us, or so it should
To learn the lessons, that life would bestow?
Well, at the end of the day, that choice is for you
To stand in place in the maze, or to go and do.
Copyright © Caleb Lawrence | Year Posted 2017
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