Choices

Choices
Which path to take? ~ Which sign to follow?
And this choice ~ that lays before me ~ is it best?
Shaking the dust from my feet
I embrace courage
I take the first step
I hide the fear
I press along that chosen path
I be strong; I be courageous
The pressures are great ~ there is no deny
Then suddenly
My Heart
Feels
Sadness
I stop
Fall to my knees
I drop my sword
And there
I cry
A while
And then
I rise
To the foes demise
With strength regained
And a smile
In my eyes
I press on
To the goal
Of the path
Chosen

By Elizabeth Ann Wiebe (1998)