decisions

You made your choice.

Now that I think about it,

you made your choice a long time ago.

You know that I'd do anything for you.

I love you so much, you know that.

Yet, the feeling isn't exactly mutual.

I know you love me, and you have since we met.

It was what, a year and a half ago?

Something like that.

You came to our school.

You appeared to be, well,

different to be honest.

But that changed when we were introduced.

You're such a good friend of mine now. Read more »

There's a fork in the road.
A simple choice.
Right?
Left?
Is it possible
to not choose at all?
Standing there,
stalling,
trying to make the
"right choice",
we twiddle our thumbs,
and wait for inspiration.
A guiding light.

It could change
everything,
or nothing,
and will it really matter
in the end?
Sometimes,
there are crossroads,
where the decision you make affects
your whole life.

They do not come often,
and yet,
sometimes we are not even aware
that we are at
a crossroad.
Sometimes we welcome
a fork in the road,
the chance to make a difference. Read more »

There's a fork in the road.
A simple choice.
Right?
Left?
Is it possible
to not choose at all?
Standing there
stalling
trying to make the
"right choice",
we twiddle our thumbs
and wait for inspiration.
A guiding light.

It could change
everything
or nothing
and will it really matter
in the end?
Sometimes,
there are crossroads,
where the decision you make affects
your whole life.

They do not come often
and yet
sometimes we are not even aware
that we are at
a crossroad.
Sometimes we welcome
a fork in the road,
the chance to make a difference. Read more »

Answers never
really come out
when probed for, but
instead wait and
pool inside, overflow
when the time isn't
right to reveal
secrets kept deep,
the ones the haunt
your sleep, leave
you broken with
more questions
decisions, of where to
go from here
Time heals all wounds
but maybe some
gashes are too big
with graves burried
under earth too solid
to dig and maybe
when the sun explodes
and we all dissolve like
evolutions stories, vauge
and broad, the questions
will all be answered
nothing left to probe
for, but be in the
confines of our minds
forever

it is the decisions we make
that we believe to be correct
that cause us to look through windows
with hallucinatory hopes and dreams.
that, by our own fault,
will never be fulfilled.

what we could have had is what we want,
what we do have is what we dread.
and it is obvious that nothing could take us
back again to where we
were.
even though we thought it could happen.

and the memories come stampeding into
our delicate minds again.
does one ever sit and think that
situational perfection could be attained?
after all, it is simply a matter of
one’s own opinion.

and if this is based on life events,
and the road to love and wishes
should probably be the road we choose to travel.
but acceptance in society 
and what is expected of us
always gets in the way, no?

but when that path is finally out of reach,
one knows there is no way to turn around,
that is when our body aches with
regret, lust, want.
even though we could have had it. Read more »

Will I have regret?
By Meaghan Goodheart
Westford Elementary School, Grade 8
choices
tears of indecision
i want, to stop
make it easy.
i want, to see the future.
someone to decide for me
will i have regret?
my mind swirls
thoughts, possibilities
questioning
will i have regret?
people suggest,
but in the end Read more »

The physics of deciding
By Nick Morley
Woodstock Union High School, Grade 10
Every reaction,
Is another decision,
That defines our self.

Look in, not out
By Sarah Chaffee
South Burlington High School, Grade 11
When you're put in a situation
Not sure what to do
You look deep inside
What seems right to you
The feeling may be strong
Your body may just know
The feeling just takes over
Maybe right, maybe wrong
You make your final decision
All eyes set on you Read more »

Don't try to avoid them
By Molly Fitzsimmons
South Burlington High School, Grade 11

Decisions are unavoidable. We will be surrounded by and affected by decisions for the rest of our lives. Trying to avoid them is pointless because honestly, is it really possible to live a life without making choices? Read more »

Where do they lead?
By Hannah Domas
Rochester School, Grade 8

Hard,
easy,
deciding,
choosing,
when,
why,
what,
where,
who,
and how.
Why are some decisions hard,
And some easy.
What are the consequences ?
Who do they affect?
Where do they lead me?
So many questions when it comes to decisions.

Run the show, be in charge
By Emily Chism
Rochester High School, Grade 10

Run the show,
Be in charge,
Make my own decisions.

When I’m feeling indecisive
And don’t know what to do,
Feel free to make a decision
that’s all up to me.
Run the show.
Be in charge,
Make my own choices.

When I’m in a jam, Read more »

More as you get older
By Megan Harvey
Rochester High School, Grade 10

As I have gotten older, I have noticed that I have been faced with more decisions that I have to make. Things like who I hang out with, and what I want to do, stuff that can get me into trouble. When I was younger, my parents made decisions for me, like when I was sick, they would know when to give me the medications, and all I would do was be sick. Now, it’s a whole different story. It’s amazing how when you grow up, everything becomes harder to face and deal with than when you small. Read more »

To write or not to write ...
By Jacob Smalley
Renaissance School, Grade 4
Decisions are a hard thing. For instance, I'm still deciding if I want to write this piece. Well, for now, okay. Read more »