The Journey Within
Shall I embark on a dangerous journey -
into the realm within?
I pretend to know it,
but it is largely unexplored.
Much of it abandoned and forgotten,
cordoned off and forsaken,
with signs that say, "Warning: Keep Out".
Deep caves and winding caverns,
hide a variety of ogres and fiends:
the monsters of memory,
the demons of despair,
the devils of desire and disappointment,
the dark angels of anger and abuse.
Could it be that among these treacheries,
I might also discover
overlooked hidden treasures:
vulnerability,
kindness and empathy
and, just maybe, even
the forgotten capacity to love?
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