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