Travelogue

Courage is the price that life
exacts for granting peace.
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
from little things; knows not
the livid loneliness of fear.
-Amelia Earhart

You set to go out walking
ready to travel a path
even when it stutters
and takes you past places
that make you shiver
cause you don't know where
they lead, or how long
until you find a sitting spot

How come you set out
not knowing how the story ends
or what part you play
How come you took a chance
How come you turned
inside out looking
before you set out

You think you'll find
the end to the story
or you think you'll
just keep walking