Wednesday, 3 April 2024

Life's Choices

For him far too many variables
U-Turn by Jessalin Beutler
Eyes to the left, eyes to the right
Incoming from both sides
Hands sweaty, both jitters and fright

Why'd choose this path, he asks no one
Oh for a Google map with no guarantee anyways
To plod on once commitment's forgone
A destination imagined, dreamt of, forever and always

Thing is, you ain't driving all lonely
Whistling a tune when the conversations go lonely
Diversions, distractions, stoppages all plenty
Threatening to stray, to paltry, to forgo sanity

A full U-turn beckons up ahead
A change, a route unchartered on offer
A funny bone tickled, a guffaw emitted
A choice neither asked nor preferred

Baggage, passengers accidental & planned aplenty
All  that start-overs require a severe discard
To not end making the move an insanity
Made at speeds of pure disregard

So he ignores the pass
And presses ahead unerring
Whatever comes, what life hands he'll accepts
With a smile, a song, strong hope unending

Whatever, wherever goes, he quietly reciprocate
There's wonderment to discover, to receive, to appreciate.

Painting of U-Turn by Jessalin Beutler | Saatchi Art 

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