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standing in the middle of the road of Life,
trembling, i close my eyes.
inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
opening to see the same menacing road.

which way to go?

a black and angry sign sneers One Way.
it points into oblivion—
the unknown.

fear expands,
filling every pore.
sweat rolls down my forehead, into my mouth.
swallowing is impossible.

anxious but curious, i look the other way.

familiar sights smile back.
my heart flutters as the memories return.
faces, images, feelings flood my brain.
the dam that holds my emotions inside breaks
and i cry out for the past.
my feet longing to return and cramping in anticipation.

but i can't go back.

the past is behind.
repetition is more painful than the unknown.
i gaze again into oblivion.
a single tear slides from my bloodshot eyes,
down my dirty cheek and lands on the road.
slowly, the road swallows that single glistening tear.

my feet begin to move,
disconnected from my brain.
darkness surrounds—
the unknown—
but i can never look back.