Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

Two Directions At Once

What they think of you
What you think of yourself
    Are not always
the same
Your
       dreams
are yours alone
        there are 
     those 
who will
         try to 
disparage your efforts
   Some mean well - some don't
        Take the path 
which you must take
         Even if you it
means you are pulled in 
two directions at once
     The climb up the
mountain
              is a long one
and fraught with
peril
     Yet if you do not
attempt it 
   you will be 
tossed about like 
   a kite in a strong wind
You may seek 
         advice
but in the end
   You choose the
road you wish to
       follow
That path was made for you
     It was laid out ages ago
            and not by 
                      chance
     have you stumbled 
upon it
     Fog obscures your vision 
              but in the 
distance
            the goal is 
vaguely visible
          Despite the 
difficulties
You will soon 
reach up and 
touch the sky!

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Andrea Dietrich March 2, 2011 at 11:00 PM This reminds me of that sonnet I did, On the Avenue of Aimless End! Except I think my ultimate message was a little different. It's always fun to see what you have stored way back here in the dungeons!! Hmm, I was gonna answer a question you asked me What was it? I better go see!!