The third and final chapter in this little series of poems. I'll write more of them eventually, I've found that I truly enjoy. But for organization and the plain and simple hope of more reviews, each poem will go into a block of three (most likely some underlying them will accompany them).

WE HAVE A WINNER – Zanisha got it right, this one is of course about Riku. Good Job and as promised, a statement to your smartness…You are smart. Later.

The Solitary Road

The world can be so cruel at times

With so many people and their crimes.

I once hated them and their acts

So why is it now that I follow in their tracks?

I have fallen to darkness, to evil, to death

Now I just struggle to take my next breath.

It all started when I wanted something more

I simply wanted to be able to explore.

But that was a door that I never should have unsealed,

For that was when I first began to yield

To the dark powers standing right by my side,

For it was then that the first lie was lied,

It was then that I began my fall,

It was then that I was left to crawl.

The dark I had so willingly let it took my body for a ride

And from then on, it seemed that no matter how hard I tried,

I just couldn't break the ties that had been created.

So I did what I could, I sat there and waited,

Until I got up the courage to stop the rage

And finally break free of my very own cage.

But it was too late, the damage was done.

I was left with nothing, the pain had just begun.

I was free of the evil, but still caged by my past.

So I fight on, knowing that I won't last

In my new cage; a cage forged by my own hand,

Unless I take the solitary road to some new land.

The solitary road, of them there are few,

But I will start today, I will become anew.