One Way Or The Other Poem by John Sensele

Choices we make
Words we use
Voices we fake
Our lives choose, bruise.

Tongues we flap
Lies we tell
Fantasies we clap
Our lives spell or misspell.

Companies we flock
Truths we edit
Conversations we block
Our lives credit or discredit.

Appearances we suggest
Behaviours we portray
Potent pills we digest
Our lives betray or send astray.

Victims we sacrifice
Prejudices we hold
Truths we put on ice
Our lives fold or withhold.

Lives we wreck
Feelings we restrain
Promises we break
Our lives constrain or rain.

Steps we take
Gifts we count
Hearts we ache
Our lives discount or mount.

Trash we post
Images we doctor
Lies we toast
Our lives alter or falter.

Advantages we add
Wealth we share
Lives we turn bad
Our lives repair or spare.

Courages we gather
Obstacles we defy
Strengths we tether
Our lives codify or edify.