One day you finally knew what you had to do
and began
and though the voices kept shouting their bad advice
though the whole house began to tremble
and you felt the old tug at your ankles
Mend my life!
each voice cried
but you didnt stop.
you knew what you had to do
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers at the very foundations
though their melancholy was terrible
it was already late anough
and a wild night
and the road full of fallen branches and stones
but little by little
as you left their voices behind
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds.
and there was a new voice
which you slowly recognized as your own
which kept you company
as you strode
deeper and deeper
into the world.
determined to do
the only thing you could do.
determined to save
the only life you could save.

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