This Twisted Path So Far

1/5/23

It always begins

with bright eyes

and a heart full 

of your own greatness

and of all the possibilities.

You are ready,

you think,

to see wherever life takes you.

So you pack your bags,

and you’re ready to go.

There’s no rear view mirror

for the show on the road.

And you are off.

You worked so hard

for the privilege

to be on your way,

that it’s impossible to think

you won’t be able to handle it

out there on your own.

But sometimes,

it rains as hard as rain 

can fall.

And you run south,

then float north

before running south again.

Until you find yourself exhausted

working at Starbucks

and alone.

And you cannot understand,

though you fight yourself the whole time,

how you got stuck

lower than you began.

Then you learn

there is no way out.

And no one is coming to save you.

Because even if 

he was on his way,

you will always be 

unreachable.

Finally,

the pain becomes so great,

that you give up on your power

and surrender.

Because though you tried

with all your might,

you were never powerful enough

to save you from yourself.

And there you stood

at the jumping off point

confused

with your abiding hope

but no plan to go on.

When, in an act of great mercy,

he arrived

and pulled you away 

from the edge.

And though it didn’t feel

the way you thought it would,

it got you to the place

where you needed to be.

To makeup with yourself

for all you’ve done wrong

So that you could become

whole enough 

to just be.

And as the world moves on,

you find yourself surprised

that with all you’ve seen

On this twisted path so far

It isn’t weakness or failure

but success

that brings you back home

to where you are meant to be.

Author's Note

How have you found your way home?

Reviews

[JessyJacob]

On this twisted path so far


It isn’t weakness or failure

but success

that brings you back home

to where you are meant to be.
great lines, inspiring, this is how God helps right? Great read, thank you for sharing.

[JustCate]

Thanks, Jessy! I agree with you about God’s help. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed this poem and that you found it inspiring :) Thank you for the review!