Aspirations

I've spent my life chasing ambitions

That were just beyond my reach

Just to feel so disenchanted as potential fell to waste

But still I tremble at the thought of my unaccomplished aims

Knowing all my best laid plans

Might leave me reeling and empty handed

Vicious circles are a false sense of progression

Every wrong turn one step further from my goal

Furthering the distance in my mind

The path less travelled is one I've feared to walk

But hesitation is a dead end road

It seems I've always run away

Turned my back on uncertainty

(Never dared to face my own worst fears)

A life spent being led astray will never amount to anything

Until my reflection shows me

That the hands that held me back are none but my own

My heart will never be another unrequited dream

I'll travel the earth and seas to find a heart that beats for me

And though the winds will change

I'll find new strength to fill my sails

Each growing breath one final push to carry me home

Searching for so long just to find

What was right in front of me all this time

It takes so much just to open up your eyes

And when you feel like you're alone

Look for strength to find your way back home and carry on