Into the Fire

I walk along the trail of shadows

Led by the harbinger of fire

I pursue the embers that dance

Hands of family and friends reach for me

failing to sway me from the path I have chosen

I know not where the path will lead

Nor do I take the time to look ahead

With each step I feel myself falling

further away from the light above

I must carry the weight no man can bear

The suffrage of a choice made long ago 

Every day I hope the weight will lessen

But every step adds a pound to the load

One day I know I will collapse 

The hands will no longer be reaching 

The very flames I seek to follow

will set my body ablaze 

Until then....

I walk along the trail of shadows