NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 28

Destiny

Look back, and see
the paths emerging
from the origin,
the point where all began
and all that happened
seems inevitable,
predestined.

But don’t be fooled;
there is no Destiny,
no mighty hand to guide you on your way,
it’s just a story that we tell ourselves
to make this living bearable.

Look forward;
nothing is immutable.
There is no clarity from this point on;
the paths of chance and choice
twine round each other
and themselves.

The web of causes
that you think you know,
may be disturbed
by action or mishap,
the balance may be lost,
and new effects, new fates
reset your path.

Look around you,
at the world that is,
and make your choices
take your chances
open up your arms
to what may follow.

Linda Rushby 28 April 2021