Choices Poem by Elbert Matt Loubser

I would not like to relate choices to a path
for paths are not choices merely by comparison
nor are choices those that split or end
but conscious preludes to mostly unconscious consequences

I would not dare to claim a choice by chance
for what is chance other than a natural occurrence
a decision made without any choice
yet choosing chance is a choice by itself

I would not dream of settling my choice by another's
for what is a decision without thought
what is it other than total dependence and lack of self
why then be born only to never truly live

I would not choose to define choices
on the basis that choices would then change
nor would I like to choose my own choices
this is the choice that I have made