The Way Back Poem by Alan Bruce Thompson

During my life I got lost along the way,
Did not watch myself, let me be carried each day.

I simply let someone else decide for me,
Because actually I wanted no responsibility.

That way I agreed to far too much,
I said 'Yes' to many things without saying Yes as such.

Then one day I became fully aware of my load,
But my awareness suppressed the fear of all that forbode.

Instead of feeling sour for all that I lack,
I reached the unbelievable lightness of the whole world on my back.