Journey
As a child
I was young and naïve
Being wild and free
Seeking out adventure
Till I became a teen
As a teen
I was full of good intentions
Helping all that I would see
Paving the road in life
Wondering were it leads me
Now in my twenties
Standing at the Gates of Hell
With death all around me
My path I couldn’t tell
The Devil greeted me slyly
Standing at the door
Come on in my friend
Lets just have one more
He took me by the hand
For no other path I could see
Down the hall of Seven Sins
A walk that altered me
Entering the room of Shattered Dreams
Fear came crashing down on me
What has my life become?
But a faded memory
The Devil’s laughter filled the room
As I bolted for the door
With darkness all around me
I fell to the floor
As I lay there crying
Wondering how this could be
I prayed to find a light
To come rescue me
Then I heard a voice
Calling out to me
Come with me my child
For I shall set you free
The voice sounded familiar
Not sure who it might be
I turn to the voice
And the light blinded me
I asked who it could be
For I could not recall
Someone from your past
Don’t you remember me?
I am the one that gave you life
And all your fawned memories
I’m the one that eased your pain
When you fell upon your knees
How did you find me in this dismay?
Lost, confused and completely afraid
Long ago I thought went astrayed
But my child you always stop and prayed
Guided by the light as I reach my thirties
Out of the darkness for hell had its fury
Uncharted waters my path flows
Were it leads me no one knows
Marcus S. Scott
