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One Path
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Princess
Princess Celestia,
Twilight, you
you left
left me
me with
with some
some big
big horseshoes
horseshoes to
to fill.
fill. Was
What this
happened always
to what
you, you
to wanted
everyone for
in me?
Equestria, To
to have
lead your
to faithful
the student
world take
we the
live reins?
in To
now? thrust
Was a
it little
your unicorn
plan girl
to into
take the
our limelight,
magic, knowing
to full
drive well
us that
apart she
just was
to perfectly
hold content
back to
a spend
villain the
that rest
you of
couldn’t her
defeat? days
I surrounded
respected by
you, her
you friends
know. and
I by
always her
thought books?
you Or
were was
the it
beacon just
of a
hope happy
that coincidence
Equestria that
looked you
up thought
to, I
the was
example capable
that enough
we to
should take
be your
striving burdens
towards from
each you?
day. Princess,
Princess, I
I think
think I
I resent
resent you.
you. And
But yet,
I’m here
not I
going am.
to Everyone
let looks
that at
keep my
me horn
down. and
Since wings
I and
was they
a want
little to
filly, call
I me
had “princess.”
ponies What
that am
were I
willing supposed
to to
support do
me. with
I that?
know How
what do
it’s I
like lead
to a
see society
an of
insurmountable ponies
problem I
and barely
to understand?
feel I
that know
burning that
desire you
to call
try me
to the
fix Princess
it of
anyway. Friendship,
If but
I how
have does
to that
become help
a me
princess, lead
oh a
well! nation?
Besides, Besides,
it’s it’s
not not
like like
I I
invented invented
friendship. friendship.
I You
know were
I’m infinitely
not better
you, at
but this
I’m job
willing than
to I
try could
anyway. ever
I’d hope
bet to
that be.
you, Compared
too, to
were you,
at I’m
some just
point a
a lost,
lost, sad
sad little
little girl.
girl. I
And will
look keep
where going,
you of
ended course.
up! You
You placed
were your
one trust
of in
the me,
greatest and
ponies I
Equestria intend
has to
ever pay
known. your
With kindness
your forward.
own For
four the
hooves, good
you of
looked Equestria,
at I
the will
world walk
and this
decided path
to that
make you’ve
it laid
better. out
But for
unlike me.
me, It
you might
had not
a be
princess the
to path
guide I
you, wanted,
and but
I it’s
only the
see only
one path
path I
ahead can
of see.
me. Did
Did you
you feel
feel this
this way,
way, too?
too? Sometimes,
I I
hope wonder
I’m if
making you
you can
proud. see
I yourself
know in
that me.
I’m Is
a that
princess why
in you
name chose
alone, me?
but Is
I’m that
still why
doing you’re
everything trusting
I me
can to
to take
keep this
everypony path?
together. What
Is type
this of
how pony
you were
felt you
when before
you Equestria
defeated had
Sombra, a
or princess?
Chrysalis, Were
or you
Tirek? like
Though, me?
I Did
can’t you
help ever
but wonder
wonder what
what would
might happen
happen if
if you
I failed?
fail. Well,
Did I
you suppose
feel that’s
this a
way, stupid
too? question.
Somehow, Of
I course
think you
you didn’t.
did. Really,
And the
just only
like advantage
you, that
I’ve I
got have
incredible over
friends you
at is
my the
side! magic
It’s of
exactly friendship.
as You
I could
thought: use
Reuniting the
the Elements
ponykinds of
made Harmony
us all
all by
realize yourself,
what sure,
we but
were I
missing. have
It a
wasn’t group
that of
we ponies
brought that
the will
magic support
back, me
it through
was thick
that and
we thin.
brought You
the got
light to
of share
friendship your
back burden
with with
it! Luna,
That while
was I
what get
you to
wanted share
us them
all with
to some
take of
away the
from best
your friends
rule, anyone
wasn’t could
it? ever
You have.
wanted In
us that
to way,
stick I
together, suppose
no I’m
matter not
how really
dark walking
things this
get! path
When alone
I at
look all.
at We’ve
them, made
I it
see through
the thick
lengths and
they’re thin,
willing through
to good
go times
to and
help bad.
me, I
and feel
I like
know I’ve
it’s known
going them
to forever,
turn and
out I
okay. hope
I that
know they’ll
they’ll be
be here
here to
to support
support me
me for
for years
years to
to come.
come. So,
But with
I’m my
not friends
you. at
I my
don’t side,
want I
to am
spend going
my to
life walk
living this
in path.
your I
shadow. am
I going
want to
to follow
live in
up the
to hoofsteps
your of
expectations, the
to greatest
embody pony
your who
hopes ever
and lived.
your I
dreams, can’t
but promise
I that
can’t everything
do is
that going
the to
same turn
way out
you okay,
did. but
I’m I
not have
the to
quiet believe
unicorn that
that the
learned direction
what I’m
friendship going
could is
be. the
I’m correct
not one.
the Princess
mare Celestia,
that I
defeated hope
some you’re
of watching.
Equestria’s You
most might
heinous have
villains. walked
And this
I’m path
certainly before,
not but
the it’s
mare time
that’s for
going me
to to
follow see
in if
the I’m
hoofsteps worthy
of of
the following
great your
Princess lead.
Celestia. My
My name
name is
is Twilight
Sunny Sparkle,
Starscout, and
and I
I am
am going
going to
to walk
walk the
my only
own path
path. a
princess
can
take.
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