The Beginning At Last

The Choice

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by

Kevin
in
No Theme Thursday: 08.29.24

An undertaken journey

It’s a road you take alone

A road to places foreign

You’re so far away from home

What awaits, you often wonder

You must find it on your own

Is it paradise or evil?

Or perhaps a bit of each?

You can hear the answer calling

Lying just beyond your reach

Will you heed the call and grasp it?

Will you turn away once more?

Will you go rushing to your safety?

Will you walk through open doors?

The answer lies within you

Will you heed the calling voice?

Only you can know for certain

Only you can make the choice

©The Beginning At Last

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23 responses to “The Choice”

  1. John Neff Avatar
    John Neff

    Very good and well-written. 😎

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you very much, John. Deeply appreciated. 😊😎

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  2. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Sometimes the voice feels like it’s leading us astray, but it never truly does.
    Well done as always Kevin 😊

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      It doesn’t if you have your filters on. That’s my take at least.
      Thank you, Laura. Glad you enjoyed it 🙏😊🙏

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      1. Laura Avatar
        Laura

        This is true, i thought of altering this a bit to include that in some way before I posted the comment but you said it best. You can be led astray by negative or depreciating thoughts, yes. Higher self wants the best for you, though.
        (And me, too!) lol 🤪

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Unfortunately, there’s a lot of chaff amongst the wheat these days, but with experience, it (usually) gets easier to separate.
        And likewise, of course 😊😊😉

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  3. Ephemeral Encounters Avatar
    Ephemeral Encounters

    This is a deep one Kevin !
    As you say, only we can make the choice !
    Love this poem.👏👏

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you very much. 😊
      Yes, ultimately, it all comes down to us.

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      1. Ephemeral Encounters Avatar
        Ephemeral Encounters

        My pleasure 🤗
        It does indeed 😉

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  4. Mary K. Doyle Avatar
    Mary K. Doyle

    Choices. Wisdom, experience, instinct, and luck.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Heavy on the luck sometimes it seems

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  5. Ana Daksina Avatar
    Ana Daksina

    Marvelous. I can see this really helping people in recovery groups. You might email it to a few of them and let them decide how to use it…

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      I had never thought of that. Thank you, Ana. 🙏

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      1. Ana Daksina Avatar
        Ana Daksina

        👌

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  6. Melissa Lemay Avatar
    Melissa Lemay

    Reminds me of Lord of the Rings.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you, Melissa. I hadn’t really thought of it that way, but I guess it kind of does have that lilt to it. 🙏

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      1. Melissa Lemay Avatar
        Melissa Lemay

        The image is what did it for me.😆

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        It does have that vibe, don’t it? lol

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  7. Kimber Michaela Avatar
    Kimber Michaela

    Big thought provoking write, Kevin

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you, Kimber. It just kind of came to me out of the blue.

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  8. Kimber Michaela Avatar
    Kimber Michaela

    I understand, sometimes you can’t type or write it on paper fast enough.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      No indeed not. Other times it’s a snail’s pace. lol

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