Crossroads

Together   			     we walked,
       Side by side 		            awhile –
	      You, on 	                   your road,
	      I, on my 	                  sidewalk;
	              You, 	                in pursuit
	      of dreams 	               yonder,
	         I, caught 	              up in my
	          thoughts    	     at hand.

          Somewhere down the road, we came to a 
         crossroads and you chose to take a different 
    course, turned your back on me and walked away.

	             My path 	     led me 
		     down a               dead-end street,
		   I turned	               around and
	       walked my                  way back
	       and found                    you standing,
		Lost and 	                  beside yourself
	    at the very	                   juncture 
	  from where	                    we went 
	             our 	   	             separate ways!

                   Oh, whither do we go now?


~Contest: Crossroads Shape
~Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Kauffman Avatar
October 18, 2021 at 10:48 AM
Very creative Adbul. Congratulations on your win.
Kendrick Avatar
October 18, 2021 at 4:25 AM
Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. Sara
Allison Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 12:19 PM
what a creative poem on so many levels Abdul, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
Mandani Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 3:28 PM
You are the one, Jan, who gets to the core of my poems. Thanks.
Goldsmith Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 10:42 AM
WOW!!! Congratulations on your win. What a creative story/write/shape. Love It. Have a blessed autumn day...............
Mandani Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM
Thanks Paula. Greatly appreciate.
Alex Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 8:56 AM
The crossroad has led to a happy end? Congratulations!
Mandani Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM
It wasn't a happy ending. We were back at the crossroads!
Lawless Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 7:40 AM
Took me a second to figure out the crossroads scheme then led me to the question we all have asked at one time or another....Nicely done Abdul
Mandani Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 3:25 PM
It took you a second, but you did! That's all that matter. lol
Rodrigues Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 6:33 AM
Abdul, I love your unique crossroads shape. The shape indeed furthers the message of your poem! Congratulations! A fave for me!
Mandani Avatar
October 16, 2021 at 7:26 AM
Thanks Kim, appreciate much. Glad you liked it. More than the shape, I wonder what one would do at this juncture?!
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