Train Ride

I can not change who I have been
I know that.  What I am still struggling with
is, can I change who I become?
Are the rails laid down, and do I
have to ride this train because
is it the one that I boarded?  Can I
hop off and buy a ticket to another?
What price do I have to pay and
will it mean giving my past away?
Because I think, there is no possible way
to do that.  So am I stuck here,
in the in-between, with all of my baggage
that I thought I needed, too heavy
for me to lug around, keeping me
planted here on dangerous ground?