Gates opened to a wall

The existence of the path is known
So is the proof.
We’ve seen it,
And prepare for our journey,
We know it,
And we plan ahead,
But there’s a gate, an entry to it,
It accepts and rejects,
Throws some about,
And swings the rest,
An attraction, a desire, dreams it provokes
A possibility to a height,
Reached never before.
You work rentlessly, speedily,
All through the way,
Every step you carefully make,
Do your utterly best,
On the last day, counting off the minutes
Just as the deadline looms
You suddenly remember
The last thread you left unsewn,
The main link, and crux of it all.
Half work done, you gave what you had
Hopes crushed, heart guilt ridden
And that was when, the doors opened...
..opened to a wall..


~k~