“Journeys in the Night” by Caleb Guice

When I was seventeen, a little less old and a little less wise

My father he told me to take this solemn advise:

He said, “Son, there will come a day, when the road is running out,

When all the paths you thought you’d take are empty,

All dead ends.

“You’ll find you a girl, and settle down somewhere,

And grow old with the dying of the sun.

You’ll raise a sweet family, on a hilltop or valley,

Until all your days are done.

But don’t you forget, when your legs grow weak and weary,

And the pathway you trod reach their end,

You’ll find there contentment, in the fading of the light,

That all your troubles,

Were nothing more than journeys in the night.

Life will beat you down, but you gotta stand up

Life will give you joys, but you gotta move on

You’ll fall to the lowest lows,

And reach the highest heights,

But they were nothing more than journeys in the night.”

Caleb Guice was born in an unassuming part of the state of Georgia and raised on a strict diet of Disney films and VeggieTales. He spent his most formative years living in the remotest villages of Thailand and navigating the bustling streets of Azerbaijan, and his intrigue for other cultures is matched only by his love for stories. On an unending journey, he seeks out new worlds and experiences through film, literature, and his own life. When not watching Netflix—sorry, we meant writing—he can be found competing in Smash Bros with friends and family, overanalyzing old movies, or meticulously crafting stop-motion short films. He is also seeking representation for his first novel. He currently studies Advertising at the University of Georgia.