All These Roads

Where am I?
Traveling these winding roads
They have taken me everywhere,
But lead me nowhere.
Why am I blind?
I can't see what's ahead
As I set out alone.
I wander up the Mountain of Faith,
Meditate on the Summit of Happiness.
I always tumble down the other side,
Finding my drink in the Valley of Desperation.
Not enough time in a timeless realm
To sit and enjoy where I am at.
So I trek on..
The road behind me now hidden
Disappearing into the dust I've made...
I know I can never turn around...
I know I am never really lost…
And most of all,
I know nothing is forever.

Reviews

[Robert Luna]

Forever has come and gone
left here, forgotten and alone
My life force searching
wanting to be made whole

Questioning my existences here
fighting away these childish fears
Holding tightly to fading hope
imagination flight, bright eyed kaleidoscope

Seeing the world through dream
believing in things that can't be seen
But there I am
following my life's plan

Hope you don't mind. The words came pouring out after reading this piece

[Jet Lag]

my favorite lines:
Not enough time in a timeless realm
To sit and enjoy where I am at.

this is so true! i crave the peace and enlightenment of this...

and this:
I know I am never really lost..
And most of all,
I know nothing is forever.

very encouraging and uplifting.

[Tania Leigh]

Tamme, this is my very favourite work of yours to date. I admit, I relate to it because I am a hiker, but I realize that you've used metaphors here, and well, at that.

This is going straight to favourites....excellent piece.

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

In desperation is when we tend to fall and cry out for Gods mercy and help. Prayers for strength will lift you up out of your depression. Faster then anything else can. This is a good write but I think you are overlooking the obvious.
Hugs Debby

[Gypsy]

Oh, the journey we face as we traverse this life. This piece really spoke to me. I could identify with it so much it was almost as if you were taking my own questions and doubts and putting them into this form. Fantastic read!

[Nana Carmine]

wow I relate to this... It's really really good. I love it.

[Rain]

Tanis..
I really love this. The journey of life, the only salvation to "nothing ever lasts" is it applies to bad times, too. This was really a profound piece in many way.

[Sean M. Addams]

very good imagery in this... nice work

[Diana Owen Busy with Li..]

another great write.. Imagery is fabulous.

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Interesting write about the character desperately looking for a path in life...I hope they find it. Thank you for sharing. Enjoyable read.
Light,
Siddartha

[Chillbear Latrigue]

I like this part a lot: "I wander up the Mountain of Faith,
Meditiate on the Summit of Happines.
I always tumble down the other side,
Finding my drink in the Vally of Desperation." No critique. Just a fan of those lines.