I stood in the dark as two spotlights appeared before me

The sound of footsteps reached me ever so gently

Two men walked into a light each and stopped as they reached the middle

The one to the right of me was dressed in a suit

The other was in rags, wearing a green sneaker and a yellow boot

I felt like I was part of a riddle

The spotlight expanded and pushed the dark to the edges of my sight

The greenery surrounding me suddenly hit my eyes like a flash of light

The two stood in front of a path as they both used their hands to beckon me

A sense of urgency struck my heart as the ground behind me started to crumble

I needed to pick one or rot away within the darkness as it consumes the withering dirt

It crossed my mind that perhaps the dark won’t hurt

But fear pushed my back and I took my first step

I inspected the two roads since there was no going back

The one with the suit in front was paved with a green line in the middle of it

It had signs to warn for dangers that might happen while you travel across it

In the far distance, I could see figures making their way into the horizon

This road was clean and it was then that I noticed that above it was the sun

The other road had the moon but it was still well lit

This road looked like it tried to collect all the dirt it could get

Leaves sat atop a muddy path that had no clear line to define it

The howl of wolves whispering on the wind was the only warning

The horizon on this one was empty with what seemed like cracks in the sky

Fear placed his hand on my back and told me to walk

Logic uncharacteristically didn’t feel the need to talk

This was up to me

With my eyes closed, I stepped into the mud and made my way

The sun went down, the moon shun bright

The sky teared up, the clouds danced to the tune of twinkling stars

As I made my way

Someday I will look back and think of what could have been

If I followed the sun