Crossroads
the choice is simple, yet complex
to join the flow or back to the beginning
the knife of thoughts, my mind dissects
I have but minutes, it's almost final inning
so many roads of picks ahead
so many doors that closed behind
i threat myself to start the tread
of something seemingly benign
a plethora of things, around, in flight
from black to white,
with lots of whats and whys
and ways and weighs
the yeses and the nays
I can go back, abaft the beam
a lead to navigate the dream
that woke me up so early for so long
or should I tell that dream: "so long?!"
or I can stay and buoy with tide
diurnally, the lows the highs
and trust my masters
to choose the height
of my yet undetermined flight
the cons, the pros and I suppose
you too relate to poor decision making
I known for certain, when it's done
my sight will leap - direction forward
for now...however, having fun
with sea- against the shore-ward
it's very near,
it's close enough to touch
it's scalpel's sharp before incision
I only hope to know this much
I want to make the right decision
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BXBX CCDEE FFGGXDXCC XA HXHX XIHIH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,013 |
Words | 201 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 9, 2, 4, 5 |
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