Seeking Neverness

The man stumbled, naked, and lost along a dusty path leading into a dark forest. 

He was beaten, too weary to feel fear and it seemed he could not go back the way he came. He was forced to go onward in the direction of his toes. 

You see, he had no choice but to find his way-through the darkness-toward what he believed to be- shelter and some nourishment. A place where he hopes to rest in ever lasting safety so security was an act alone, nevermore, so he could sleep in peace, ever after the weary day. 

Artwork by Ferdinand Hodler, c. 1910 in [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.