I stand and wait ever watching for my friend

At the fork of those two roads into the wood

That place where choice lingers up past the bend

Perhaps I’ll seek another path, perhaps I should

 

But it is inevitable this fork that lay before my eye

One worn and comfortable, the other a mystery

Will my friend and I choose the same or say goodbye

Disquiet spreads through-out my calm, should I leave it be

 

I know not what marks this day for decisions to be made

Does my spirit secretly desire to lay foot upon a certain one

Is my heart yearning comfort or will it try to dissuade

Restlessly I wait peering down two roads that I may run

 

Should I disregard the thought of choice, is life predetermined

I am startled to see now where my thoughts unconsciously stand

With one foot set towards the shadow of secrets to be learned

I wish my friend had not left me waiting with possibilities at hand

 

My spirit now pushing my racing heart down that shadowed way

Oh, what shall my friend feel upon arriving at that empty junction

Will there be compassion for me because I simply could not stay

Or will happiness prevail because my restless journey has begun