Crossroads – draft version: “A-5 -1semi 0.95x”

CROSSROADS   —          © 2014  Myron Schreck

 CROSSROADS  -  © 2014  Myron Schreck 

I have come to a crossroad.  
Now where do I go? 
With my youth far behind me,
and my future unknown.
With no one to guide me;
no map and no signs. 
I must be my own master. 
I alone must decide.
 
I have followed false idols,

seeking fortune and fame. 
I have wallowed in pleasures,

self-pity and shame.
I have drifted with lost souls;

made many mistakes.  
Now I’m here at this crossroad,

wondering which path to take.
 
Round and around, I go round

chasing my doubts.
In a forest of mirrors

I can never get out.
Can't shake this feeling

I’ve been here
and will be again.
There is always a crossroad,

up ahead.  
Some kind of crossroad,

'round the next bend.
Until that crossroad … 

that comes at the end.
 
Now I stand at this crossroad,

and I just close my eyes.  
With my compass inside my heart,

I don’t need any signs.
Love and compassion …

will show me the way.  
To get through this cross road,

I just need to have faith.