The Thing You Never Expect Poem by Vanessa Alvarez

Sometimes the wish you hold so tight
Slips through your fingers, out of sight.
The dream you chased with all your soul
Finds no place to take its role.

But then, from shadows unforeseen,
A light appears where none had been.
Not what you asked, not what you planned,
Yet something good takes fate's own hand.

The door you watched and begged to open
Stays shut, your prayers left unspoken.
But round the bend, a gate swings wide—
A gift you never thought to find.

So trust the twist, the silent turn,
The lessons life will make you learn.
For what you want may drift away,
But what you need will find its way.