Decisions
are for those
willing to cut off
possibilities.
It is tempting
not to make them
because of the illusion of choice—
all those choices
one could choose.
It’s like the summer after high school graduation
there is fear
of walking down, the wrong road
but reassurance
that you can walk back
and try another path.
It’s so tempting
to contemplate the way
and never make your own way in the world.
Eventually, we have no choice
if we never make a choice
and our decisions get compared
to the decisions of others.
We can quickly lose our way
trying to get more
or to out-do
someone else
or we might just be trying to survive.
The quiet cabin in the busy city
is where we need to be honest with ourselves
amongst the chaos, the competition, and the envious eyes.
Ambition will take you places you don’t want to go
and equally dangerous
are the constricting lies we tell ourselves.
We need to know what we can live without
as time runs out
as our opportunities shrink.
We can make friends with lots of people
be a player
in this mad game of life
with our hands and feet in many honey-pots
getting stung
from all sides
being the biggest bear
in the forest
or we might plod-along
down a solitary path
overgrown
without promise, of a destination.
It takes love
to honor
yourself.
It takes faith
to keep walking.
It takes desire
and willingness
to ignore the desires of others.
Your eyes focused on the way
there can be no return
because it’s the last trail.
You can’t listen to anyone’s advice
but your own.
You must walk this path
alone.