Decisions

No matter how exquisite or the simplicity of a word or phrase

It’s something that can either knock you off your feet or bring you back to life

We exercise our freedom of expression with only slight awareness of all possible perspectives

Not all that is written can truly reveal how we feel, but it’s a start of where we stand

The emotional connection of an author’s persona could either weaken or strengthen your awareness

Does one feel more open and real when you are transparent or do you feel modest and confused?

We live in a place of criticism, boxed ideas and arguments that have the stability of a single legged stool

How do you determine the appropriate time or place to speak out, when no one is willing to listen

Do you scream at the top of your lungs or do you stand idly in the crowd, waiting

Waiting for someone to ask you a reason without feeling inferior to those whom are your equals

One could potentially combust of worrisome and doubt before they realize if it was even worth the wait

Or realize society’s cruel mundane idea of reality has reached its true potential for the blind to grasp.

Standing in the middle of the veil, you see both sides looking in, what do you say to those who think it’s not real.

How do you state your opinion without sometimes feeling blunt and inconsiderate when provoked?

Do you ground and hide in the closet, preserving your misunderstood emotions and colored will

Or do you shield and press on knowing you are fighting for what you believe

Is it ethically right to stand for ones right in such a situation or is it morally unacceptable to be opinionated in such a dark time.

Shield and persevere or stand ground and wait, to each their own.

By: Krysten Noel