Are detours a gift or a curse?
Are they obstacles by a different name?
Are they obstacles with a force like a hurricane?
A force too great to step around.
Are they stops in the road to something of destiny?
Are they moments of rest until the time is right?
Are they a path of the scenic route to our destination?
Some people remain there too tired to continue.
Some people rest for a moment then continue on.
They can bring surprises of new companions.
They can bring blessings in small packages.
They can bring surprises in new challenges.
Mine have been my mind, heart and body.
Mine have been unwelcomed company.
Mine have been restlessness yet tiredness.
I don\'t want these detours to be my undoing.
I don\'t want to lye here in wasted potential.
I want to walk a path of greatness.
My unwelcomed company sowed seeds of doubt.
A path of delusions they whispered.
A path of my undoing their voices whisper.
Now I know it\'s worth the risk.
I choose to continue on.