The Detour

Sometimes a closed road

leads you where you need to go.

Reflections

This short poem about life experience reminds us that what feels like a setback may, in time, become something helpful and meaningful.

At first, the closed road feels like an interruption or a loss. You’re forced off your path, unsure where you’re going, and it can be unsettling. You may feel as if you’ve lost your sense of direction.

But as the poem reveals, the detour leads somewhere unexpected—an oasis. A place where the weight you’ve been carrying begins to lift. What seemed like an obstacle may guide you to something better than what you would have found otherwise.

Sometimes a closed road is not the end of the journey—but a better way forward.

Question for You

Can you think of a time when an unexpected detour led you somewhere meaningful?

Affirmation

I trust that even unwanted changes may guide me toward something ultimately good.

 A 40-second illustrated video reading of this poem — click to watch.