Will you?

Will you hover on the outskirts of life

Bemoaning fate

Languishing in sorrow

Or revel in the majesty of our brief existence

Avoid the thorns

Bellow with laughter

Will you wallow in the relentless tides of time

Battered about

Scraped and disoriented

Or wander joyfully along the rocky cliffs

Rest on sandy shores

Navigate wild waters

Will you allow life’s detritus to bury you alive

Frightened and torn

A barren heap

Or claw your way determinedly through the tangle

Find secret places

Create change

Will you find your comfort in mindless excess

Trifling actions

Endless nattering

Or dance gracefully along peaceful stretches

Leap over fiery coals

Lay your head on soft delight

Will you press down and leave your prints on the path

Step in the mud

Make a splash

I will