Inspired by the beginning of dantes inferno. |
I walked through a bright forest one day, Listening to the world around me, feeling the wind, Looking into the foliage, Searching for something I did not know. Solitary people I saw on my walk, As me, merely walking, appearing to search for something. Not a word did we share, Only understanding looks. I believe, if I could look upon myself as they do, I would share their expression, One of searching for the unknown, One of emptiness. I walked for what seemed for years, The forest changed around me. The sounds and sights that seemed so familiar had gone, Only those I gazed upon stayed the same, Their eyes stayed forever the same, Searching and empty. As I began to tire, the forest changed once again, No longer the light, in which I could so easily see, No longer a place of ignorant meandering, Now a place of despair. In this place of darkness, I realise what the reason of my searching was, The need for the mourning smile, A smile that revels in my presence as I do theirs, But fears the soulful solitude when we part. As I walked I made my fatal mistake, hope. It grew as no other feeling has before, A feeling of lose for something I never had. A desperation for what I do not know. I came to a river I did not know, A break in my path. You were there across this river, I realise you were what I yearned for. My mind began to wander, Would I dare to cross, Could I risk danger for you? Would I die for the object I have searched for so long? As I start to wade into the water, My heart knows there is no other course for me, There is not other course for you. |