Long Road Alone

Long stretches of black-top,

entwined with cracks, ruts, potholes,

all running into desert dirt,

designed to slow the journey to nowhere.

When a plan fails,

with ideas lost,

confusion rules,

logic becomes foolish.

Having no purpose in life,

you become a shell, empty.

Blazing heat crossed over to wind-swept rains;

call it nature at her best.

Everything created to make an unknown journey

to lonely destinations, even lonelier.

Know your path,

focus strongly.

Temper your anguish,

your pain, your inner-strength.

Keep courage in your heart,

or all is lost.