Destination

DESTINATION

By: Debbie Billingsley

I know where I'm heading

It's been a long time coming

I've trodden many paths

I've backtracked many times

I've taken wrong turns

And I've gotten lost on numerous occasions

But I haven't stopped moving

I've walked

I've ran

I've flown

And by God 

I've crawled to almost a stop

But I carried on

Even when I've bled

Even when I've truly wanted

To just lay down and die

The voice in my head

You know the one

We all have it

Kept at me

And at me

Move damn it

MOVE

I told it

Leave me alone

Please

I've had enough

But no

It wouldn't shut up

It wouldn't leave me alone

So I gave in

To the voice

I was tired

I was weary

And the realization of it was

The voice

It was me

It is me

I was fighting myself

So I stopped

I spoke to that voice

I thanked it

I thanked myself

For never giving up

On ME

Am I there yet?

No, far from it

But for now

I'm enjoying the scenery