with every breathe
the real and present challenges
of choice
march before me

legions of decision
surround my every turn
they storm the ramparts of my mind
and drive me inward

no more time
no more pandering this fickle heart of mine
only consequences remain

to let go of the petty
that which serves only my naive need for external affirmation
and my juvenile desire to negotiate an increasingly pointless position in this world

it’s practically laughable
and yet

it should not surprise that i also hope my burgeoning joy might be catching somehow
infectious even

so please
as you take this in
whatever you decide it is
know that it is shared freely with that joy
and with as little judgment as i can muster

for what is there left to judge
except a more comfortable place for me to rest
as those armies of change swagger by
into the new day
towards some exciting future

Peace/Love/Awareness

m(~_~)m