I opened the door

and entered within.

Life’s possibilities

spread before me

in droplets of light

and dark sabers.

The path swerved

and I was overtaken

by the dawn of truth

and was torn

into infinite pieces

by marauding crows.

Life is full of chances

and choices

and I picked

the wrong one.

I will close this door

and start

all over again

before I am consumed

by “too late!”

I opened the door to find

The inside of my mind

My conscience appeared blind

Detaching from the bind

That creates every thought

Original... not bought

In anger I was caught

So with it I had fought

For every memory

That made me into me

For thoughts I’d never see

For unseen victory

I lost the fight that day

I couldn’t make her stay

There were no words to say

As my conscience slipped away