Turning Point

ashan1614 on Mar 9, 2010

Tags: direction, follow, fork in the road, future, Journey, lead, Life, Path, road, stray

We’ve all had a turning point somewhere in our lives when we realize we’re headed in the wrong direction, or following someone who is headed in the wrong direction.

We’ve traveled a long way, you and I

Some roads very low, and others high

In your mind the good times outweighed the bad

I’m thinking the whole trip has been rather sad

You strayed from the path much more than you should

While I waited by the fire (I had to chop wood)

Hoping and praying for your safe return

As night closed in, needed more logs to burn

Strange how you can’t seem to find your way

When the path has been marked and we travel by day

You insist on going in the wrong direction

And hoping your missteps will avoid my detection

Sorry to tell you I’ve noted them all

And night once again is threatening to fall

We come to a fork in the road and I say

This is where I turn off and go my own way

My future no longer will be tied to you

I’ll be free to do what I want to do

To walk on the path that by God has been laid

No longer regarding your attempt to dissuade

Me from the purpose I was born to fulfill

All laid out before me as new ground to till

I wish you the best and I wish you Godspeed

But I can no longer follow your lead

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LOVELYHONEY on Mar 9, 2010
when will my turning point arrive

before i become totally deaf

i’d like you to hum

some

one of my poems

as a song

anyone

even this one

thanks dont worry

till i hear u sing

i shall not go deaf

howsoever
lhlhlh
Hepsi.M on Mar 9, 2010
To realize and seek the turning point is in itself a turning point,
very well expressed, another great poem from you Andrea.
Thanks for sharing.
hitu on Mar 9, 2010
Lovely…
ken bultman on Mar 9, 2010
Very well written…nicely rhymed and metered.
Hoist up the sails, John B.
Jimmy Shilaho on Mar 9, 2010
Lovely poetry, I like the imagery.
Christine Ramsay on Mar 9, 2010
There comes a time when enough is enough. A beautifully expressed and well written poem.

Christine
Darla Cooke on Mar 9, 2010
Very nice poem.
Olive B. on Mar 9, 2010
best of luck and great poem
chefpete41 on Mar 9, 2010
I like to call it a fork in the road. nice poem.
standingproud on Mar 9, 2010
Andrea
a wonderful poem, paths and folks are there to teach, as long we learn while on them is a great achievement .
diamondpoet on Mar 10, 2010
Yes my friend you can lead a horse to water but will he drink? Great post sometimes waiting and hoping that other will change is a very draining process and then we realise that it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s time to let go.
diamondpoet on Mar 10, 2010
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink, sometime we just have to let go. Good post.
T. S. Lewis on Mar 11, 2010
One season ends for a new one to begin.
Authoress Terry E. Lyle on Mar 13, 2010
Excellent piece.
Hazel Crowther on Mar 15, 2010
I loved the way you wrote this.
T. S. GARP on Mar 17, 2010
Great poem, Ashan! We’re all are created with a path to follow, some people have almost the same path while others do not, we can only go the Way we must go, like nature, we do what we do, as God’s creation often do…..and our own path we lead us true.
ShadowPsychos on Apr 7, 2010
love this one too. you are really talented

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