Fear of the Future

It's accepted in this present time

that we cannot alter the past.

Disagreement exists to the future:

determinism, free will, and all that.

The truth is that the present

cannot change what you will do.

You can plan but never be certain

what path you will eventually choose.

Maybe you freeze when news is told.

Maybe you say something dumb.

Maybe you make a huge mistake.

Maybe you can only feel numb.

Maybe today you make that choice

that has pestered you all these years

even though

you already know

it will only end in tears.

Maybe today you'll be brave

and take a step into the unknown

wondering why

you said goodbye

to everything you've ever known.

Maybe today you have been dreading

because your life goes off the tracks.

Make the most;

move your goalpost.

you might be better off being axed.

Take each moment in unflinching stride

because that means you are still alive.

Unless you're not,

but don't be fraught

a perished mind need not contrive.

Don't be afraid of your future

with all its joy and glee.

It's a mandatory prerequisite

for you to call yourself "me."