Wrong roads chosen.



So here I am at a crossroad,

Wondering which ways best,

The one that leads to happiness,

Is that north, east, south or west.

I know I should just choose one,

But I'm over choosing wrong,

This road that I choose next,

Needs to lead me, where I Belong.

As I sit here in this silence,

I look back throughout my life,

At all the battles I've overcome,

And all chaos and strife.

Then realization hits me,

And I realize I am strong,

I see that even wrong roads chosen

Have led me, where I belong.

I am a mum, and a daughter,

A sister and true friend,

And though I feel so lost in life

On me, you can all depend.

So let's all make some changes,

And get to know and love ourselves,

Our challenges make us strong and wise,

So don't stay stuck on the shelves.

I'll step outside my comfort zone,

And find my place in this world,

I know that I am more than

A sad, lost and lonely girl.

Now I want to thank you all,

For In my life, you've played a part,

And I love and care for all of you,

With my body, mind and heart.

About this poem

This is my poem that I wrote while blaming myself, as a mum and inhome carer, for choosing the wrong paths in life that my daughters and mother have had to follow me down, while I was writing this poem, I had a realisation, that even the wrong roads, have lead us all to a place that we belong, and every wrong path has lessons to learn, hence, is not a wrong path/road atall.

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Written on March 31, 2021

Submitted by fryarcynthia577 on October 05, 2022

Modified on March 17, 2023

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Cynthia Gai Fryar

I am a 42 year old mother to 2 young adult daughters, and carer for my oldest daughter as well as my mother. We live on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. I have a passion for poetry, writing, and anything to do with nature and spirituality. more…

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