
The Road Ahead is Long
~ by Carl Josehart
The road ahead is long
and it once seemed
that everyone had started sooner
traveled farther
and I would never catch up
the road ahead is long
and winds gently upwards
and the only choices are to keep climbing
or to stop
forever
the road ahead is long
and so many friends and loved ones
have stopped to rest
one by one I meet them along the path
and then continue the journey
the road ahead is long
and the distance from them grows longer
with each passing day
so many more people resting behind me now
the journey gets lonelier
the road ahead is long
and now I seem to be leading
and find myself missing the following
and wondering
will anyone stop and rest with me
along the way
the road ahead is long
April, 2019