She stood there for so long that she'd lost track of time,
She couldn't turn back,
She wasn't sure which way to turn ahead,
So many paths to choose from,
And yet no direction for her,
Life had brought her to this strange point.

Her feet felt rooted to the ground,
The image she'd conjured in her mind when she'd begun her journey didn't seem to exist anymore.
Had she bargained for this life?
She'd asked herself this question a million times...

Her mind was full of questions,
Unanswered....
She stood at crossroads,
Lost,
Deserted,
All alone,
Her eyes were blurred with her own tears.

She could think no more,
Her mind had gone numb,
No more thoughts,
No more pain,
All that was left was a void in her heart...

It was the silence before the storm,
The Struggle had just begun...

Did she really want this...

She'd fought with all, struggled her way through the toughest phase of her life, not listening to the frantic pleas of her body.. She kept going in vain. Hoping to see light some day. There was that fear always lingering deep within. Was this the right path, was it what she really wanted.. The path she'd chosen was where she couldn't even turn back.. Back to the safety of her previous life. It would be so easy to withdraw back into her shell and never try things in life. Was she being a coward. Or was she never brave. Suddenly it all seemed like charade. She knew she had to walk all the way, all alone. And yet that flicker of hope still remained. She knew that dawn would finally break... But this night seemed to stretch forever. She knew she couldn't give up. But it would be so easy to do exactly that. Just once....