Was it a dream or reality?

Well done dandeRyan (funny name by the way, made me smile and I'm a grump). Ok. There is a lot going on here, I think that it is too 'wordy'. You could convey the thematics of the piece much more economically. E.G.: "I remember the darkness and laughter A choice of direction on this beaten path I stood at the door of bliss I knelt at the gates of hell" Consider this revision: "Darkness tempered by laughter a choice laid metalled forked to bliss or its antithesis" The loose rhyme in the last line brings focus and immediacy I think? Notice too the alteration of the capitalisation. If you are going to employ a lower case letter for "I" at least be consistent. There is the makings of a reasonal poem here, but it needs a thorough and dispassionate edit. I look forward to more from you. I hope that helps. Please remember mine is the subjective opinion of an unpublished amateur.

Nice one dan' I like the poem - I should have been clearer! Well done with it. Thanks for reading and commenting on my stuff too by the way, I really appreciate it.