somewhere differently unexpected

i thought i'd be farther along
maybe on a different road
with more lights, fewer forks

i'd be a princess or
an astronaut
with kids and a prince charming
minding the horses and castle

life was supposed to be something else
you see, not something that
happened to me

but here i am again
caught between
vocation and avocation
and all the things inbetween

astride a restless horse or
gunning the engine of
a cranky old coupe

waiting for the light to
change
so i can pick a road
a street or highway
and end up

somewhere differently
unexpected