He Walks

He walks.

“He walks alone.
Contemplating the various paths
he's taken.
Much like the road
he is on now,
he did not know where
they would take him.
As he walks
he begins to remember.
Failures and mistakes
that he has made,
agonizing over
each and every
one.
His feet continue
step after step.
His mind travels
forward again,
pushing into
all the problems
that have arisen.
Some he solved,
others he slowly realizes
may never be fixed.
He walks.
He places one foot
in front of the other,
as fear grips him
of the future.
every problem,
mistake,
failure
he wonders
if there is any reason
to go on.
He struggles
within himself
over every
minute
detail
of his past failures.
It weighs him
like a burden.
He considers
the paths before him
in his life,
much like the road
before him.
He only sees one.
He walks. ”


This story-poem is a reflection of how I feel sometimes. If I can be vulnerable for a moment, this is how I feel most of the time. I posted it because there is a truth within the lines. When everything that weighs you down is too much... You just keep walking. You're not perfect. None of us are. If we allow every failure to stop us or even hinder us for a moment, then we will never move from the place you are in. "pressing for the mark" we must also realize that if we are ever going to make it, we are going to have to rely on God. His love and guidance will keep us in our darkest hour.