On the horns of a dilemma
a daring high-wire act
weighing options carefully
with diplomacy and tact
Best let nature take her course
Storms subside with time
Encourage a rapproachement
Nurture elegant wind-chimes
It's conventional thinking unravelled,
Waiting on the horns of a dilemma
With brand new ideas : the road less travelled,
Takes me back to sixty-five – the summer.
Exams completed, leaving school behind,
I took a different route from friends and peers.
Engineering was what I had in mind
Instead of academic based careers.
An ad. in local paper caught my eye :
“Electrical Apprenticeship. 5-year
Sandwich Course, Electricity Supply”,
Leading to electrical engineer.
Yes. I took a less frequented pathway
And followed it to where I am today.
Mentally or physically, we can be free.
I chose the less passive route.
That's just me.
So slander and laugh, but let me be.
Physical validation matters most to those who can't see.
Only two of my eyes have ever lied to me.
On the horns of a dilemma
Where there are no room for drama
I found myself begging for an answer
Standing at a crossroads
Not knowing which way to go
I wish I know
The direction to follow
A decision I must make
But I think I need to pray
Oh Lord show me the way
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