Poems about Choices and Decisions
#choices
Poems about choices and decisions, poetry about making important life decisions, and evaluating different options. In a world of possibilities, it can be overwhelming when presented with different choices; decisions which may affect our lives and the lives of others.
QUESTIONS ? (8-9-1996; Galveston Island Texas)
questions
it s time for action
last chance
for my strength and hope
have already flown
where is the energy
to move my good
out into this much greater
larger world around
and beyond me here
where i am presently
puzzling over vehicles
in which i can either choose
or not
to continue using
my same old shame and fear based
dysfunctional discretion
or maybe now at much too long last
try something else
all together
completely different
something much more spirit driven ...
it s time for action
last chance
for my strength and hope
have already flown
where is the energy
to move my good
out into this much greater
larger world around
and beyond me here
where i am presently
puzzling over vehicles
in which i can either choose
or not
to continue using
my same old shame and fear based
dysfunctional discretion
or maybe now at much too long last
try something else
all together
completely different
something much more spirit driven ...
#choices
#death
#identity
#SelfReflection
#spiritual
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Living for
Who am i living for?
for you who wished me gone
You who beat me up
punished for what I've done
You who never cared
who wished I wasn't born
even if the skin healed up
young memories stay torn
Who am I living for?
for you who stabbed me in the back
So much for being a friend
when you jumped into the sack
Now you go around and say
go live your life without regret
for you it's so much easier
there's no betrayal to forget
Who am I living for?
for you who say but never do
Each...
for you who wished me gone
You who beat me up
punished for what I've done
You who never cared
who wished I wasn't born
even if the skin healed up
young memories stay torn
Who am I living for?
for you who stabbed me in the back
So much for being a friend
when you jumped into the sack
Now you go around and say
go live your life without regret
for you it's so much easier
there's no betrayal to forget
Who am I living for?
for you who say but never do
Each...
#acceptance
#choices
#memories
#mirror
#SelfWorth
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recovery
recovery has bestowed
two gifts upon me
I neither experience
boredom or
loneliness
no approval can build
me
no disdain can break
me
I am my own best
friend
my own best
company
far too many people
running desperately
in circles
like gerbils on a
flaming wheel
like a gun turned
the wrong way
like a cure searching
for a disease
seeking an answer
that already
exist
but rejected for
it's...
two gifts upon me
I neither experience
boredom or
loneliness
no approval can build
me
no disdain can break
me
I am my own best
friend
my own best
company
far too many people
running desperately
in circles
like gerbils on a
flaming wheel
like a gun turned
the wrong way
like a cure searching
for a disease
seeking an answer
that already
exist
but rejected for
it's...
#choices
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
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TAKE THE COUCH
I know what I'm about to say is something, that you or someone might take it in their own way. BUT we are all truly entitled to our own opinions. 🤨 For as we really look at the visions before your eyes 👁️👁️ can you tell me and thyself, honestly what is it that you really see around you. 🙈 For has your life change with the way you live now and how you lived before the change happens in the wink of an eye.👁️👁️ As you are being lock in the same situations yet you have no freedom of speech. As America's women's and men's...
#choices
#LifeAsAWriter
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
#StreamOfConsciousness
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Last to Leave the Party
You’re the last to leave the party
The last one to catch on
They’re way too kind to kick you out
But they’ve already gone
They’re setting good times on the shelf
They’re turning off their phones
When you’re last to leave the party
You get used to drinking alone
Should’ve known the time would come when you’d get left behind
But you were having so much fun you couldn’t see the signs
They’re looking at their watches saying sorry, gotta run
But it’s not late, and you thought things had only just begun
Time only flies for the person...
The last one to catch on
They’re way too kind to kick you out
But they’ve already gone
They’re setting good times on the shelf
They’re turning off their phones
When you’re last to leave the party
You get used to drinking alone
Should’ve known the time would come when you’d get left behind
But you were having so much fun you couldn’t see the signs
They’re looking at their watches saying sorry, gotta run
But it’s not late, and you thought things had only just begun
Time only flies for the person...
#choices
#disappointment
#friendship #MovingOn
#friendship #MovingOn
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Gravity
Gravity pull me down
it's all just gloom and doom
Take me far below
boxed up to a tomb
It's not worth holding on
already lost my grip
I'm ready to take the fall
on board the final trip
Prepped up for this ride
your high way under ground
I don't intend to stop
don't wanna turn around
Gonna just dive right in
right there I will stay
Long ago I just gave up
and booked my getaway
Gravity take me home
come on - set me free!
Make this wrong right again
had just about enough of...
it's all just gloom and doom
Take me far below
boxed up to a tomb
It's not worth holding on
already lost my grip
I'm ready to take the fall
on board the final trip
Prepped up for this ride
your high way under ground
I don't intend to stop
don't wanna turn around
Gonna just dive right in
right there I will stay
Long ago I just gave up
and booked my getaway
Gravity take me home
come on - set me free!
Make this wrong right again
had just about enough of...
#acceptance
#choices
#myself
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passing myself
since i
kept going,
changing
my mind,
changing
directions,
back and
forth
so much,
i believe
i passed
myself
several
times along
the way.
kept going,
changing
my mind,
changing
directions,
back and
forth
so much,
i believe
i passed
myself
several
times along
the way.
#choices
#confusion
#identity #myself
#identity #myself
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2 Comments
GRAPEVINE COCKTAIL OF THE HEART
INGREDIENTS:
Fruits: Labor, actions, and words
Fruit punch
Smoothies
cocktail mixes: Godly Purpose & Devilish temptation syrup
Sour limes
Encircling the rooftop of my mouth
lies the natural-enticing sweet flavors of the “fruits”
of my labor, actions, and even exchanged words.
Yet, the bitter-spiked “fruit-punch smoothies,”
found in Wisdom's Mystery Recipe
Funneled and strained by God’s divine revelation
of channeled learned experience and observation,
ooze all the way down my belly
reaching the very core...
Fruits: Labor, actions, and words
Fruit punch
Smoothies
cocktail mixes: Godly Purpose & Devilish temptation syrup
Sour limes
Encircling the rooftop of my mouth
lies the natural-enticing sweet flavors of the “fruits”
of my labor, actions, and even exchanged words.
Yet, the bitter-spiked “fruit-punch smoothies,”
found in Wisdom's Mystery Recipe
Funneled and strained by God’s divine revelation
of channeled learned experience and observation,
ooze all the way down my belly
reaching the very core...
#choices
#confessional
#confusion
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection
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Deglittering
He was like an object that sparkled
I love things that sparkle.
They attract me,
even if their light
is not their own.
Even when he was the light itself,
he kept going dark on me.
all too often
when I was shining the hardest.
He did it with subtle cruelty
Without warning.
And after one too many times,
the scintillating, electrified glitter
that enlivened my tomorrows
scattered away
turned...
I love things that sparkle.
They attract me,
even if their light
is not their own.
Even when he was the light itself,
he kept going dark on me.
all too often
when I was shining the hardest.
He did it with subtle cruelty
Without warning.
And after one too many times,
the scintillating, electrified glitter
that enlivened my tomorrows
scattered away
turned...
#choices
#disappointment
#relationships #ThrillSeeking
#relationships #ThrillSeeking
133 reads
6 Comments
A Downward Spiral
So many need help
A downward spiral happened
Whose to blame for this?
A downward spiral happened
Whose to blame for this?
#addiction
#choices
#haiku
#homelessness
#poverty
65 reads
11 Comments
sandcastle debris
a home was made from castoffs
taking what could be found
molded & given purpose
as flat & stable as could be
turning unwanted into cozy
with naught but 2 small hands
desperation for a place of belonging
space safe from the muck of the world
& then the waters came
days & days on end
intruding upon sanctuary grounds
pushing further inland
until it became necessary to retreat
& walls built to protect...
...fell
saline drops burst as pipes wailed
breaking point...
taking what could be found
molded & given purpose
as flat & stable as could be
turning unwanted into cozy
with naught but 2 small hands
desperation for a place of belonging
space safe from the muck of the world
& then the waters came
days & days on end
intruding upon sanctuary grounds
pushing further inland
until it became necessary to retreat
& walls built to protect...
...fell
saline drops burst as pipes wailed
breaking point...
#choices
#emotional
#learning #LifeStruggles
#learning #LifeStruggles
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8 Comments
Bryce
Bryce's favorite color is green. Do not even think of implying that green is a Crayola eight pack color. Bryce knows dozens of shades and hues -hundreds- ranging from emerald to chartreuse, with responses to them ranging from wincing in distaste (deep teal) to taciturn approval (pistachio).
Bryce likes to think he isn't picky. Didn't he microwave a leftover Whopper last night and enjoy it just fine? Yes, he did. But color is fundamental to his wellbeing. Bryce harbors no compunction over breaking up with Lisa. Beautiful, brilliant Lisa who knew her oak furniture and...
Bryce likes to think he isn't picky. Didn't he microwave a leftover Whopper last night and enjoy it just fine? Yes, he did. But color is fundamental to his wellbeing. Bryce harbors no compunction over breaking up with Lisa. Beautiful, brilliant Lisa who knew her oak furniture and...
#choices
#home
#relationships
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12 Comments
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