A Journey Through Reality

By Leah Alvarez

As we all climb the ladder of success,
There are those trials we cannot escape.
Every path leads to uncertainty
With every obstacle we are bound to take.
Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down
But no one else except you must be blamed --
The flashes of light, poignant and still
Recall memories and your world screams:
“Life itself is not a place
For unworldly acts and doubtful games!”
Reality speaks and whispers its way
Through cruel minds and heavenly stares...
Suppressed and disoriented by fears
The wide, ethereal sky screams
It is not the end; it is only the beginning
Of life’s journey on its way to success.
Facing the aisle of success as
Nostalgic thoughts mark its way
Like the cool breeze of the sea
That pampers its way through the skin.
It looks like heaven and hell collides
Like a battle that summons every man
One must pass though the path he takes
For success lies only within our hands.