"My Way" Inspired by The Trespassers:

My Way

You lay the evil I admit to on my shoulders

and pile yours on top of the ones I carry.

Every step I make is slow

as I adjust to the burden I must bear,

the consequences of my actions

and the punishment I deserve.

I trip up again

due to the weight and my carelessness.

You mock as I struggle to stand

and add another stress for good measure.

Maybe this time I’ll pay more attention.

Maybe this time I’ll walk perfectly.

But the next tumble is worse.

I scrape my knee

but don’t have time to tend to it.

You force me up with all my cargo

and add another fault—

for what is one more to a load such as mine.

With every tragedy on my back,

I can no longer see what’s ahead.

I’m bent under the weight

and only have the energy

to look at each step as I go.

I fall once more,

but this time I don’t look up

until I realize you must have abandoned me long ago.

I lay on the path I had followed blindly

and take my first free breath.

This time, getting up is easier.

I leave my burdens on the side of the road

and look forward to a new way.