the rider

where does this wind blow
the cold chill of years gone by
opportunities missed
unspoken love

how did this uncertainty creep into my mind
extending it's tendrils around my thoughts
corrupting the beauty of life and truth
eroding confidence
strangling hope

i know not where they came
or how they came to be

this i do know
i am the rider
the holder of the reigns
this steed of darkness is mine to control
i fear not the past
i hold the future
i live the present