i always knew what I didn’t want
no is easier than yes
it’s a firm decision
a closed door
but yes…
that opens a path
of which i'm not sure
i don’t want a path
i want any path
any and all
with no commitment
but fulfillment
what do I want?
how do I answer that?
do you mean now, later,
yesterday or tomorrow?
i need more information
i need to know the dots connect
i need to count the “what if’s”
let me consult my options
the million webs they spin off
the new line formed on my palm
the horoscope of the day
branches upon branches
i guess that’s what I want
branches
to climb in any direction I please
after a caterpillar one minute
after an butterfly the next
swinging from branch to branch
feeling momentum
feeling spirit
feeling free
to follow my eye under each sky
to drown my heart in her own beat
to soak my feet in endless streams
that’s how I’ll find my path
the only one that was certain
i’ll only know it after I’ve gone…
when I stop and look behind me
i’ll say “no, I didn’t choose”
my feet led me here
- mvd