Road signs

There’s a red sign when your heart gets heavy,

Says stop—you don’t have to run.

Take a breath when you hit that wall,

Let the tears fall with the setting sun.

Sometimes stopping ain’t giving up,

It’s finding where your strength went wrong.

You can rest beside the road awhile,

Then find your way and keep moving on.

Life puts signs where the pavement bends,

Trying to tell us where we’ve been…

Stop, breathe, look around,

Don’t let one bad turn run you down.

Left or right, yield or go,

Some roads you choose, some roads you don’t.

Caution means slow, not turn away,

Hazard means hurt, not here to stay.

And if you’ve lost yourself somewhere,

There’s always another road from there.

A railroad crossing ain’t the end,

Just tracks running through your way.

Sometimes you hit that line so hard,

You think the bruise is gonna stay.

But scars don’t mean the journey’s done,

They’re proof you made it through the night.

You can cross those tracks and keep on going,

Toward another morning light.

Life puts signs where the pavement breaks,

Not every warning means you’re too late…

Stop, breathe, look around,

Don’t let one bad turn run you down.

Left or right, yield or go,

Some roads you choose, some roads you don’t.

Caution means slow, not turn away,

Hazard means hurt, not here to stay.

And if you’ve lost yourself somewhere,

There’s always another road from there.

Maybe the road got dark,

Maybe somebody left a mark.

Maybe you’re tired of fighting through,

But there’s still a road ahead of you.

You don’t have to erase yesterday,

Just don’t let it drive today.

A wrong direction can still lead

To the place you were meant to be.

Stop, breathe, look around,

You’re still here—you’re still standing now.

Left or right, yield or go,

You’re allowed to choose which way you’ll grow.

Caution means slow, not you’re broken,

A hazard sign means keep your eyes open.

And even when the old road ends,

You can start again around the bend.

So read the signs, but don’t fear the road,

You were never meant to carry every load.

Some roads hurt, some roads heal,

Some take you somewhere you never dreamed was real.

Stop when you need to…

Breathe when it hurts…

Then turn the wheel—

And start again.