The End Of The Road
——-The End Of The Road—————
Copyright by Dan L. Murphy
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Time moves by, I stop to see
Time don’t mind, just ticks past me
A thing called fate, each “decision” I make
Still leads to the end of the road
From the get-go, I didn’t know I started down a road
Full of endless possibilities that make themselves known
But, I’m set pre-determined, with my baggage in tow
Heading toward the end of the road
There’s a fork in the road ahead, stuck in place
The fork is just reminding me to keep walking straight
It’s a symbol of “choice”, on an empty plate
Stuck starving at the end of the road
I walked into the crossroads on high alert
Continuing further might lead me worse
The signs read 'good’, 'bad’, 'better’, 'reverse’
Each pointing to the end of the road
Some wander, while I wonder which “decisions” they make
I wonder why they wander toward directions called fate
The compasses and clocks are either broken or late
Lost somewhere near the end of the road
There’s a cross in the crossroads that represents faith
It’s a cross between North, East, South, West, straight
It’s a symbol of “choice”, but bound by fate
Crossing paths until the end of the road
And, if I “decide” to leave this crossroad scene
It’s still something not left up to me
What I “decide” is where I’ll be seen
Walking straight along the end of the road
I could barricade, embrace the shade
And wait... while others “choose” their way
But, then every day would be every day
As they turn toward the end of the road
I could wait and wait, tempt my own fate
But, I’d be stuck in place, with no direction to take
So, I bent the fork, and a path gave way
Perhaps not the end of the road
A fifth sign, now shown, with weeds overgrown
Pointing toward a road... far, far from home
I leaned in close, with my baggage in tow
It read: 'To The End Of The Road’
(2015)
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