I was lost 
I took the path 
Less trodden, I tossed 
Away the ease
Of normalcy
I walked away 
Off the street that carried feet
Teeming, streaming busily 
Easily, its metalled gray 
Smooth and safe, predictable 

I’d felt strong, invincible 
I walked away 
Aimlessly, Trail-lessly, 
No signs, no familiarity 
I walked I walked 
Directionless, solitary 
On and on I walked and walked
Until doubts and insecurities
Snaked hoary tendrils around me
But I walked on until my feet 
Were bruised and cut
Until they bled 
Until I wept

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Until I had forged a road ahead 
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It now lies cleaved and gravelly
With little grooves 
Once stained with blood 
And squelching mud 
Filled up
With wild flowers now 
Sun dappled through shady boughs
The path ahead of me 
Now gleams with its own lambency

I was lost 
I left the path 
oft-trodden, I crossed 
Into uncharted territory
Where the wilderness roamed free
Accompanied by the gleam of stars
And the warmth of cherished dreams 
There I carved my own way 
Hope-hewn, Grit-laden, Endlessly
It now stretches out in front of me.