Road

I open my eyes and I see

An enormous expanse of road

It stretches long and wide

With many twists and turns

So with nothing left to do

I walk

And walk and walk

For awhile everything is easy

And I beg for something

Something to shatter this peace

I long for it

And I get it

But not how I want it

Obstacles come up

Around every corner

Around every twist and turn

Suddenly the road is treacherous

Every way I look I see something

Something that blocks me

Something that harms me

Oh how I wish I could go back

Go back to the easy path

Where everything was simple

But I can't

I've tried and tried but I can't

I can't go back

It's like a wall that keeps me Going forward

I've tried standing still

But I can't do that either

My legs walk 

Even when I don't want them to

So I continue on

Going forward

But the obstacles are harder

And I just can't do it

I want to quit

I try to quit

But I don't

And it stays like that

For awhile

And then I see 

The end of the road

It looks so peaceful

It looks so light

So I run and sprint toward it

And I run with all my might

And right when I reach for it

I realize

Was it a good thing after all