Grab a random hat
On your way out the door
Can we be happy in the momentary
Bliss of anythingness
Untreasured acceptance of
Being someone’s number one
Proud to be there for them
And one day wake up startlingly
To their absence without any
Why for explanation; gone
Choices were made for you
Who we become is exactly that
Even before we are exiting the womb
Of transitive existence
Thoughts on who you are to become
What great things you will do
Born into the disability
To disappoint the expectations
Of the choices designed for you
As he contemplated the coldness
Of it all there was more than
An empty reminder beating
At the core of his agenda
This is your opportunity to jump
This is how you choose
Not for someone else
But for you
A tale told of folks long ago
Saying,
‘You can choose the life you want.’
In many ways we do
And in many ways he did
Of the available options
To his character
Where was the warning?
That there will be many opposing forces
When will the playbook arrive
Condoning the unrelenting
Unrequested actions happening
Upon us as we eschew them into
Gifts for our benefit
Twisting scripts
One mentor said,
‘You will have everything you need,
to get through the life you will lead.’
And believing he was capable
He made the choice to believe
Another guide said,
‘It’s going to be really good.’
And in his head that was enough
To look forward to
To get him out of bed
Again choices would be made
And how frigid could we all stand it
How many nicks at our chins
Could we take
How many knocks at the door
Till we break
How many smiles would be left
For us to fake
Is there a number for that?
As the light dressed the day
And the night went to sleep
He stood up from his slumber
Of counting tie dyed sheep
In the movie theater of his mind
And chose to breathe again
Another day involuntarily
Contemplating the fantasy
Of the life he’d one day leave
To begin the choice of such a life
He’d yet conceived
© GÄ
Poétique 