This is the path that was taken
Paved with cobblestone still breaking
Soon there the beast to awaken
Beckoning like inferno’s king
To what ends do these goals venture
What risks are there for the greedy
How benefits seem to allure
Those desperate and the needy
Hidden agendas and in’trests
Be not purely malevolent
But a good-willed conscience contests
Anything twisted and vile-bent
There is the fear and there is the solace
No longer a hindrance but still a lie
Further on and back into the furnace
Leaving the questions still wondering why
