The Journey Poem by Deidre Dixon

So you're on this journey called life and you're wondering where it will lead

For a while you didn't even realize you were on a journey; just thought you were your daddy's seed

Thought you were just born and the way life has turned out is just the cards you were dealt

You've been looking at life through your own self-made prescription, but this journey is not about what you've seen, heard or felt

This journey you're on has many twists, turns, dead ends, forks and seems like it's always under construction

This expedition was created long before you were born and like a stage play, it is a well thought out production

You've asked the question why, in your life, have you had to go through so many changes

You didn't create your own life, but several circumstances and choices have taken you through many stages

First you had your upbringing that started to formulate your personality

Some folks had a good upbringing, but some didn't and unfortunately that is a reality

Then you were out in the world where you started coming up with ideas of your own

Around this time is where most of us started feeling out cheerios and tryin' to act like we were grown

You have people who were brought up in the lap of luxury with everything handed on a silver platter

They get a little taste of life on their own and when things go south, they wonder what's the matter

Some of us got kicked out like an eagle bird where you had to fly or fall to your death

It might sound bad but that was the thing that helped some people turn out the best

Then you had those who were raised without rules, discipline or any kind of direction

Unless they got some sense about themselves later, they ended up in the Department of Corrections

A whole lot of people came from good stock, had everything they needed and more

But, for some reason they got to be adults and started acting like they were rotten to the core

Wherever you are in your journey right now, everything has happened for a reason

The thing you need to know is regardless where you are in the journey right now there is a thing that is called Due Season

You can't look around at other people's lives and think because they are doing well they must have done something right

You have no idea of the obstacles they had to face, the mistakes they have made and how to get where they are they had to fight

You can't look at people who seem to have a jacked up life and think they must have done something wrong

You have no idea how faithful, loyal and true they have been, how they been pressing toward the mark for so long

You have to look in the mirror of your own life and see what is going on with you

Are you on the path that was set before time, or did you stray away and do what you want to do

Have you seen your mistakes and tried to change, or do you keep making the same mistakes you made

Do you walk around complaining about your life, or do you take the lemons and make lemonade

There is something that many of us do not seem to understand about the journey we are on in our life

Where you are right now might be good or bad, but it is not the end and will not suffice

There was a plan put together that was completed from the beginning and at the end your journey you will win

The thing about it is that you can't give up, and you've got to make up your mind you're all in

Some people been through a hard time in life and some even attempted suicide

There is a purpose for you here on this earth ‘cause if it wasn't you would have died

Some people turned to drugs and alcohol to try and cope with all of the obstacles that came their way

Some of those same people you wouldn't know if you tried, ‘cause they are prospering in life today

Everybody has a journey to make and all of our journeys are not the same

Just because our journeys take different turns don't mean we need to look for someone to blame

Stay the course of your journey and soon you will see that the purpose for your journey is clear

You might say it has been a long road, but the destination you are to reach is near