Somewhere along the way

On your sojourn,

You take a wrong turn

And end up

At the edge of a canyon;

And what if this happens,

Really early on?

Where do you go next?

You are perplexed,

An unseasoned traveller,

And your footprints are lost

To time,

And the elements of nature.

There is no option thus,

To retrace your steps;

And going forward,

Is as perilous,

As much as it is pointless;

For it is nothing but

A descent

Into the depths,

That you know

Will eventually consume you.

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