The Wilderness of Life

Another trip around the sun — A poem.

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Photo Credit: Ben Dumond — Unsplash

Day in and day out, and night after night,
Navigating through the pitfalls others can’t see,
As I traversed the wilderness of life,

The time kept ticking,
Turning the chapters and pages,
And my skin thickened.

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Chris Patton
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Retired State Trooper. I write authentically about my journey with PTSD so that others may benefit from my experience. I also write about love and longing.