" Diverged " By Jacky Kapadia At dawn where quiet crossroads softly gleam, Two silent paths pulled thought from steady ground, One paved with echoes of a borrowed dream, The other wild, where truth is rarely found. I lingered where the compass lost its voice, Where doubt and wonder wrestled in my chest, No map could teach the courage of a choice, No crowd could tell which way would serve me best. So I chose the trail that questioned who I’d be, Where shadows spoke and certainty was thin, Each step unmade the man I used to see, And carved a voice I had not held within. Now looking back through time’s unfolding thread, The roads still whisper what I might have been, Yet in the life this divergence has led, I found not loss—but where I must begin. ==================END=================== #diverged, #poetry, #modernpoetry, #poemwriting, #creativewriting, #writersofinstagram, #poetsofinstagram, #poetrycommunity, #poem, #writinginspiration, #literaryart, #wordsmith, #artofwords, #deepthoughts, #introspective, #selfdiscovery, #lifechoices, #pathless, #journeywithin, #philosophicalpoetry

" What If I Had Waited? " By Jacky Kapadia What if I had waited at that turning of the day, When doubt stood still and hope had quietly slipped away? Would time have whispered secrets I was meant to hear, Or left me lost between regret and silent fear? What if I had lingered where my courage chose to run, Held onto fading light instead of chasing sun? Perhaps the roads unknown would gently call my name, Or burn my dreams in echoes I could never tame. What if I had trusted in the pause, the space between, Where unseen truths and fragile faith remain unseen? Would patience plant the seeds that haste could never grow, Or teach me truths my restless heart refused to know? What if I had waited—would I rise or fall apart? Would time be kind, or carve its questions in my heart? Yet here I stand, with choices etched in all I’ve made— A life not shaped by waiting, but the risks I played. ==================END=================== #poetrycommunity, #writersofinstagram, #poetsofinstagram, #poetrylovers, #creativewriting, #writerscommunity, #poetrylife, #wordsmith, #modernpoetry, #poemsofinstagram, #literaryart, #poetrygram, #instapoet, #writinginspiration, #deepthoughts, #emotionalpoetry, #soulfulwriting, #poetrydaily, #artofwords, #spokenwordpoetry

" The Unchosen Path " By Jacky Kapadia I did not seek this winding road, This trail not marked on any chart. It found me when the burdens showed, And whispered softly to my heart. No map was drawn, no guide was near, Just silence stretching deep and wide. Yet something in me felt no fear— For unchosen paths are born inside. The grass was worn where others tread, Where comfort blooms and voices cheer. But I was led where light was shed, On ground unknown, yet crystal clear. Each step I took felt raw and true, No echo of a past design. The sky was old, the world was new— And every stone became a sign. There were no hands to pull me through, No promised ease, no paved return. Just wind and will and sky so blue, And fires I had yet to burn. I learned to trust the silent pace, To walk where footsteps had no name. To meet the shadow, face to face, And rise from ashes, not from fame. So here I stand on soil untold, A soul unchosen, yet complete. Not made of silver, not of gold— But forged by solitary feet. And should you find your own unmapped way, With no applause and no applause, Know this: the unchosen path will stay The one that led you back to yours. ==================END=================== #TheUnchosenPath, #PoetryLovers, #InspirationalPoetry, #LifeJourney, #ChoosingYourPath, #SoulfulWriting, #PoemsOfLife, #MotivationalVerse, #PathLessTraveled, #PoetryCommunity, #SelfDiscovery, #WritingInspiration, #InnerStrength, #PoeticSoul, #EmbraceTheJourney, #UnconventionalLife, #PoetryDaily, #DeepThoughts, #CreativeWriting, #MindfulLiving