Some lives are made by choices
mine by hesitations
They say
choose wisely
weigh your pros & cons
use caution
look before you leap
But it all comes down to timing is everything.
Hesitate and the choice is gone
default upon default piles up around your feet
drowning you in lost opportunities
building walls of exhaustion and frustration
Layering my body in inaction
hesitation by hesitation a default life
swallows me
Can I break the pattern? Scream a choice before default silences me?
I hesitate,
wondering
Can I?
And the moment passes
by default
About the Creator
Cathi Allen
When my first-grade teacher said to write a book, I wrote a book. It won a Young Authors award from the AAUW. I thought I'd be writing books for the rest of my life. Until I had to get a real job. I've finally fired myself. Hello, pen!
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