A poem about the journey of life, where every turn becomes a choice, every obstacle a lesson, and every companion a blessing. Sometimes we spend so much time searching for the destination that we forget to enjoy the road beneath our feet

The Road Was My Life

One morning,
I met a road.

It looked at me
with its winding smile
and whispered,

“Come, walk with me.
I know the way.”

I hesitated.

“I have heard about you,” I said.
“You are sometimes smooth,
sometimes broken,
sometimes full of potholes.
You make travellers stumble.”

The road laughed.

“So does life.”

“Then why should I follow you?”

“Because,” she said,
“the joy is not always
at the destination.

Sometimes it is
in the journey itself—
in a sudden shower,
the fragrance of wet earth,
a child’s laughter,
a bird crossing the sky,
or a stranger’s smile.”

I walked with her.

The road took me through
villages, green fields and mango orchards,
past children sailing paper boats
in little streams,
and farmers returning home
after a day’s hard work.

I saw love.
I saw quarrels.
I saw sorrow.
I saw hope.

And slowly,
I stopped asking
where the road was taking me.

I simply walked.

Then, one day,
the road disappeared.

“Where are you?” I cried.

Only my own voice
returned from the silent forest.

A storm rose.
Dust filled the air.

And somewhere in the distance,
I heard the road whisper:

**“Do not be afraid.

Every journey
has a final turn.

When one road ends,
another journey begins.”**

I woke suddenly.

The rain,
the village,
the children,
the road—

all were gone.

I stood before a mirror.

For a long moment,
I looked at the stranger
looking back at me.

Then I understood.

The road had never been outside me.

The road was my life.

Every turn was a choice.
Every pothole, a lesson.
Every companion, a blessing.
Every mile, a memory.

And perhaps that is
what life quietly teaches us:

We cannot choose
how long the road will be.

But while it is beneath our feet,

we can choose
how beautifully we walk it.

(Vijay Verma)
www.retiredkalam.com

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