Rules Of The Road

Oh, friends, I've been very ill in mind and body
When hope lay faint and fading on the floor
Times I’d wait for death to bring his blessing
So that I would not have to suffer any more
Yet still I knew that there would be a bright tomorrow
When the darkness shrank before the spreading light
For the night is ever followed by a new day
When hopes revive and once more soar in flight.
So it was, at last, there came a new dawn
Troubles fled and worries disappeared
Things I’d learned to get me through the dark night
Helped me deal with things that I once feared
I found not every problem needs an answer
That solutions would appear in their own time
Life would find a way to move me forward
That was far superior to any plan of mine
I realised that life was just a journey
The road's the same though scenery may change
The trick is to learn how NOT to go in circles
Then nowhere is beyond your reach or range.
The road we tread may be very long and testing
Yet every step takes us closer to our goal
For the journey is not simply about arriving
But developing in body, mind and soul
You must learn to expect the unexpected
Learn to pace yourself and have reserves
Stamina is crucial climbing steep hills
Restraint for difficult down hill curves
Learn to help yourself by helping others
Then you will get help further down the road
Try to treat other travellers as your brothers
For often you can share each others load
Assist those who fall and those who falter
Looking out for those who roar by in a flash
For few will listen to your shouted warnings
Believing they are far too skilled to crash
In time you will become a seasoned traveller
Then, all too soon your journey’s end in sight
Time to take a last fond look around you
Before you cross the bridge into the LIGHT.