Whispers of a Foolish Heart

I have come so far along this path
The road beyond beckons
But I can only walk so far,
Before my trembling heart needs to rest.

I have lived centuries in a year
And lifetimes in a day
What more do you want of me?
Silly petulant soul
How can you be so stubborn?
Stop resisting...the world will not lose you
You will only have lost yourself.

But tell me Dear Stranger,
How can I calm this ghoul within?
This childish display of selfhood
Where there is no Self I can claim
And myself I cannot detain...
Till one day
Deranged and Deadly
I will turn on myself
And give in.