#40 She Who Defies The Stars Poem by Ezra Lawhn

The easy route is always the fastest one
But it is not always the best
That much I am sure she who defies the stars can tell you
If you always take the easy route she said
You may never get anywhere interesting
If you always take the easy route she said
Then you may never see anything or do anything interesting
Still
she giggles
maybe you will
who am I to know
I can only know
What I have experienced
I have seen eagles fly
And young men die
I have seen love lost
And the melting of a heart of frost
I have seen this world turn
And I have seen some others burn
I have held a still-beating heart
And of life I know there are much worse parts
So take your "easy" path and see where it leads
But trust me it is far less interesting though filled with trees
For you will never get to experience what I and so few brave others have
I have seen the stars
I have loved the stars
I have hated the stars
I have fought the stars and
I
Have
Defied them
I have bled the stars
And I became a part of them
So yes the other path hurts
But I tend to think
She said
That it is also
Much
Much
More
Interesting