Wild Horses

A desire that burns to ashes 

Everything you earned in a lifetime 

Turning fame to shame

Friends into foes

Cutting relationships to pieces

And burning all bridges.

The fuddled mind 

How would it know 

What is wrong or what is right?

Your path of duty gone out of sight

A hole from where 

You could never rise.

Nor sleep in peace

Or see your soul

Why let such desire through the door?

The promise of happiness 

This desire makes

Alas 

Is nothing but 

A mirage at best

Untamed horses in an endless desert

Such are the beasts, these wild thoughts 

Let them pass while you stand away

Or soon they’ll be leading you astray.

Your fall will come faster than ascent

And the bones may never have a chance to mend.

Wake up

Shake off the dirt stuck deep

Why choose hell

When Earth and Heaven

Are yours to keep? 

 Written for a dear friend who I hope will read, realize and have the courage to change course.