A walk in the woods.

A walk in the woods.

I walk in the woods.
It is almost silent.
Eerily so at times.
Peacefully at others.

I walk slowly and enjoy.
I walk fast and it passes by.
I am all alone
Yet I am not even close to alone.

I can sometimes hear my heartbeat.
Sometimes it is so noisy I can’t think straight.
How can it be so quiet?
How can it be so loud?

Sometimes I am fearful.
Fearful of the unknown that surrounds me.
Sometimes I am grateful.
Grateful of the beauty I am immersed within.

A walk in the woods.
Down a trail.
Up a path.
So many twists and turns.

Never knowing what lies ahead.
Both eager and fearful.
To see ahead.
Forward is the way.

This walk I take in the woods.
It can be so many things to me.
Each step is ground I covered.
Who has walked these steps before me?

Will you walk them after me?
Where do they lead?
To greatness, beauty, joy?
To sadness, darkness, fear?

A walk in the woods.