You enter life not knowing where you will go,
Or where you will end.
You see that path you want to follow,
The one that will lead you through life,
To the conclusion that you want.
Off you go following the way,
Suddenly there is a barrier,
And another path is needed.
Life is like that.
It has barriers and choices,
Choices that take you
From your chosen way.
When you reach the place,
The place where life has put you
You then realise
That you may not be
Where you intended to go,
But you may well have ended
At the place you needed to be.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Are we all where we need to be? How did we get there?
- Category: Reflection
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Comments7
A fine write. To be daft - Oh I know, it's a bother when I can't find my way to the pork pie place / shop, with all the road works about! heehee.
It's true though. We may think 'Aww I really wanted to do such-and-such but couldn't do it'. Then something else comes along, which we otherwise may not have done.
We all have choices in our lives.
One foot in front of the other, always trying to move forward. Great thoughts here Goldfinch.
Thank you WBL.
It's often the twists and turns and changes of direction that provide the most fun.
This comes across in your poem, which i really enjoyed.
Thank you Garry.
Though conversely who was it who said
"the saddest words in the English language are 'what if' "? Or something like that.
So very true. The unanswerable question.
What if? Yes but? Whatever, I always look forward to the next step and whether it takes me where I want to go or somewhere else entirely doesn't matter - I so enjoy the journey and the surprises along the way. I feel I have so much to live for. This super write describes that so well.
Thank you Michael. Life's journey is full of surprises and at my age I am grateful that most have been good.
A wonderful poem. Sometimes I am definitely not at my required destination but after a while of hard work and prayer I'm at least at the place I need to be even if it's not what I truly want. Great write!
Thank you Christina, most kind.
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