#53 The Adventure

I remember when I started out, I was so naive

It was a seemingly innocent and quiet eve

I set out of my proverbial door

Not knowing the challenges the world had in store



So I braved monsters and demons

Stood toe to toe with the most sinister villains

I developed arch-enemies and other foes

But I also had friends, as is custom I suppose



But every time the challenge came my way

I thought back to that fateful day

I could have just stayed at home

Safe and cosy in a protective dome



I ask myself, why am I out here at all

As I'm being battered down and about to fall

After all, the challenge a was self-imposed risk

There was no need at all for me to do this



And the comfort is alluring, no doubt of that

I could just give up and fall down flat

Accept that the adventure is not my fate

That the danger has been getting too great



But, while all of that is certainly true

I have to look back at what I've gone through

I'm taller now. I have a clearer view

I can see exactly what I was trying to do.



Now, after so long in the wild, a choice appears

One that has filled all my hopes and fears

There's a path that circles back to comfort again

It seems so relaxing and free of pain



I mean, I can still journey out once in a while

Tell myself I can go just one mile

The marathon is just self abuse

It's an offer I find it tough to refuse



But another path branches off to the left

And of comforts it's very much bereft

It requires me to be unique - the monsters have learned

It might best me even with the skills that I've earned



With a sigh and an eye role, I head to the left side

I'm not sure why, it might just be pride

But screw it. What is life but for the battle?

Why do we exist if not to get rattled?



For why comforts are tempting, they're the reward of life

To earn them we have to fight hard and take on the strife

For to have taken on the world and still be able to stand

I can't help but feel that I've emerged a slightly better man

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