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Choices
Choices
I dreamed of floating in a toxic sea
with lifeless fish and plants surrounding me.
Above the heavens cast down acid rain
to burn my skin as I winced from the pain.
Volcano Island rumbled to my east
until red plumes of lava were released.
‘Twas then I woke and found myself in bed
with overwhelming feelings of deep dread.
Outside my window, robins on the wing
were building nests on this first day of spring.
The willow’s long arms fell to earth like rain
and I was pleased to be awake again.
Then suddenly, a ring from my alarm
as colors fade to gray, day’s lost its charm.
I’m so confused that now I can’t recall
just which world was my “dream state” after all.
I see two worlds, one heaven and one hell;
our choices will determine where we dwell.
May 13, 2021
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