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.11.. which run to take
12/25/01
shall i run
in the canyon today
and the levee tomorrow
or the levee today
and the canyon tomorrow
it's early yet
and i should make the right choice
it all has to be right
i must do it all right
i want the time and place to be right
which one shall i choose
well first let's relax
be calm
it is better this way
to be right
but what if i can't decide
what then
i still don't know which one is best
and if i do the wrong one
what then
will the world cave in
will i be able to come back
will someone actually see me
oh there he is....
running in the canyon
he should be on the levee today
okay then i'll go to the levee
and do the canyon tomorrow
it's almost noon now
it's not too late though
or is it
have i waited too long
if i could only decide
i just want to do it
i don't give a damn if it's right
I would vote for the canyon today..
since I was given a vision of
a rainbow span over the Grand Canyon..
which meant to me..
emptiness is power
Thank you for writing and sparking thought
John,
I like this poem because i hear many people worry so much about decision making on things that are not going to really matter but seem like they are going to matter. It is so time consuming but it seems so important to some people. Would be a heavy burden to have this delima (sp). Very nicely written, put, done! Good job. Sallie
I find this poem very positive. I like the independent, free style in which it is written. My interpretation is that it is all about choices. The content reminds me a little of James Kavenaugh's "Laughing Down Lonely Canyons." Four of the verses begin with questions, and the justification for the choice is found in each verse as well.
Dear John: Aside from the obvious message of which path to take. I related to the thought process : "but what if I can't decide what then I still don't know which one is best and if I do the wrong one what then" This poem gives me a window into indecision. An insightful reminder of the level of worry and over thinking that plagues so many. The relentless pondering. I view so many that worry how society will judge there actions. Instead of just plunging into there first instinctual reaction. Come what may! I myself am a over thinker. I can relate. Bless you for sharing, Patricia Hermes
Patty
We all must decide which path we must go/take. The one we decide may not be the right one but we have to live with that choice. Mother use to tell me to follow my heart and she was right cause if you follow your heart it doesn't matter about being right cause you did what was in Your heart. Love always, Doris