A Question

Faces are turning and words are losing ink
 Stories unfolding but I don't know what they mean
 Conclusions like a blade to the abdomen
 I'm watching life pour out and wondering how this is going to end
 I want to know
 I start to sink with lessons that I've learned
 The cover is worn and the corners are burned
 The spine is still strong
 But who knows for how long
 A story exposed hoping something was earned
 I want to know where this is going
 I want to know if I've seen the worst
 I want to know what it all meant
 Feet don't fail me now
 I want to know my worth
 Pain is the plot
 But the ending is unclear
 Pages that cut deep with weight I cant bear
 I'm writing "why?"
 But the words are just smeared
 I laugh till my eyes burn and flood these pages with tears
 I want to know where this is going
 I want to know if I've seen the worst
 I want to know what it all meant
 Feet don't fail me now
 I want to know my worth
 The question is what quest is this?