Tracy Mullins Poet Bio

The Paths That We Take

The paths that we take
At first seem right.
But then soon 
We all lose sight, 
Of how we began 
And what got us here.
Once again 
We will be filled 
With nothing but fear.
To turn and run back 
Is your first thought.
Soon you realize 
That that door is locked.
You must move on 
And make your life right. 
Stand up for yourself. 
Fight a good fight!
Put it all back in order.
The way it should be.
It's gonna be hard. 
But just look at me.
I came from a family 
Honest and proud.
I walked around 
With my head in a cloud.
I could do no wrong
And the world couldn't hurt me.
Then I turned off that road 
And never looked back.
I was lost to this world.
Fell into the crack.
I gave it all up.
House, car, and kids.
Wanted nothing. 
And had no reason to live.
Then one day 
After months of pain,
He came into my life 
And everything changed.
Now I'm better 
Than ever I was before.
Scared and crying 
And lost no more.
I don't know how
He turned me around.
But in him 
A true love I have found.
I got it all back. 
After years of hard work.
Had I not turned down 
The roads that I did,
I would never have met him 
And had these great kids.
They are my life 
And what I live for 
Who could ask 
For anything more?
As the years go by, 
And I look back on it all,
I can see the mistakes.
The wrong roads that we take.
Lives lost and battles won.
Daughters and sons.
If you could change the past 
How awful would that be!
You wouldn't be you.
And I wouldn't be me.
We learn from the stupidity 
Of ourselves and others.
Although we often 
Break the hearts of our mothers.

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