Dark and Dreadful Woods

In the darkest dark the world has ever known,

I walk toward my fate with head held high,

Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.

I know they are there I can hear them moan,

My courage is strong I stand like a rock,

In the darkest dark the world has ever known.

My life has led me into this dark zone,

I am fearful of what lies in the dark,

Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.

I hear a raven squall like some old crone,

It alone understands mens foolish trials,

In the darkest dark the world has ever known.

I'm up for the task true grit I have shone.

What lies before me is why I have come.

Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.

I feel young, but I am a full grown man,

I trod on to meet this sinister test,

In the darkest dark the world has ever known,

Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.

©January 20, 2010 / Jerry Pat Bolton