The Unfinished Journey

Melancholy daydreams fill my head.
Sadness builds within.
My mind races with mixed emotions.
Desperation enters my soul.

This reality I am living, a reality of hopelessness, fills my every move.
I am traveling on a dead end road wondering if I will find the right path.
Not knowing what lies ahead created an unbearable fear.
A fear that I may not be able to overcome.

How can I overcome this desperation, this hopelessness?
How can I find the right path when melancholy thoughts block the way?
How can I reach the point of happiness when all I know is sadness?

Searching for the way out of desperation, out of sadness, I see a light of hope ahead.
Is this my goal or another obstacle in my path?
Is this the way out or just a mirage?

I read the signs, I hear the laughter, and I see the happiness.
But is that the place for me?
Am I destined for this melancholy state where desperation and sadness rule?

I travel the long, treaded path seeing signs of relief,
Signs of other journeys that have taken place,
Signs of other people finding happiness.
But will I find mine?
I will see…

©Sam Neal