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Road to Nowhere


My school days are over

I've cleaned out my desk

I take a last look over my shoulder

And wish my school all the best.


Back home, I'm in my room

There's a party all around me

But I'm in no mood for frivolity

And sit in my quiet solitude.


I don't know what to do

I've got a decision to make

I don't know which career to follow

Or which path to take.


I've conspired and consulted

Yet my destiny is still unclear

My fellow mates give endless advice

Nothing's just right over here.


Where to go, what to do

Questions whirling around my head

I walk around in a frenzy

And end up stubbing my toe on the bed.


My parents attempt to put me on the right path

From my father comes a wish to be a doctor

From my mother, a certainty that she'll agree with my choice

Yet I still don't know.


Suddenly it hits me

God has given me the answer

Why didn't I realise it before?

The idea is simplicity itself.


I pack my stuff

And shoulder my bag

It holds all essentials

And a few memories dear to me.


I'm on my way

Confident and sure

God will guide me while I'm

On a road to nowhere.