The Forest Needs Me

    The woods are deceptively deep, but it is an illusion created by dense underbrush and a slope uphill.  Once passed the initial heavy brush, they began to feel open and inviting.  Is this a deception as well?

    A cloud passes in front of the sun and the dimming creates a subtly menacing atmosphere.  As if the dance of light through the trees is meant to draw one in.  A hypnotic rhythm meant to beckon the unsuspecting traveler deeper and deeper.  There should be no disorientation. Movement in almost
any direction will surely lead to freedom fairly quickly.  There is only one path that will lead to a vast expanse that could create legitimate distress. Can the woods shift to guide a person?  Could a crane appear in the clearing to manufacture a remarkable encounter? What better luck to follow it as it flies a few hundred feet beyond. 

    A stream can be heard in the distance.  It is worth taking a look.  It is not too far.  All I will have to do is an about face and exit the way I came.