Twilight Glow

As day's quiet embers dwindle with the ensuing owllight,
You reflect on the day that's soon to be another night.
You fear you may not have made the best of the short time,
For it's all become a crossroad where you linger in your mind.
And standing at the crossroad's edge, you're torn between two paths:
First, a winding, tortuous road and the straight, direct road last.
Bewildered at which path to take, you negate either one
Choosing to pave your own way before the light has gone.
'Cause time will draw to close someday, and how should they recall
The life you lead? Did you leave a mark or strive for it all?
Was it but a tale no longer touted for lack of idiom?
Or was it such a fury not soon forgotten by anyone?
Either it may be, the option is yours to make.
And with your newfound path is the step you must take
To become the person you always felt you should be.
It's time to open up your mind, your heart... be free.
Live each passing day as though another's not behind,
For tomorrow's but a dream of the sorry and the blind.
And all those disappointed with every passing day,
Living up to their potential eludes them on their way.
Take comfort, this is not the fate to befall the open heart,
Within the realm of possibility you'll make a brand new start.
And reflect on all that's happened, confident and right,
As day's quiet embers dwindle with the ensuing owllight.