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Make Your Choice

by Michael Charles Messineo — Read all 96 poems by Michael Charles Messineo

The winds of change are controlled by you… so just do it… make your choice.


Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Sometimes you wait for destiny's touch

to pick your choices, decisions and such,

change all your maybe's into yes's or no's

direct your path that YOU should have chose.


But waiting allows your goals to be tweaked

by weakened decisions preferred by the meek.

Your roads will be handpicked by unknown fate

and then comes regret, and by then it's too late


Your decisions and choices are easy to make

but your excuses are many, and reasons all fake

step up and stand tall, announce your decision

don't ever look back with mirrored revision.  

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on February 8, 2008
Indeed.. and..
Acknowledging that you are solely responsible for the choices in your life.
Accepting that you are responsible for what you choose to feel or think.
Accepting that you choose the direction for your life.
Accepting that you cannot blame others for the choices you have made.
Tain't easy is it??

profound write..love it..am saving it..thankyou Michael!

vesna

Reviewed on January 5, 2008
Wow, I find myself reading you, as I write!
I will be HERE more often, our styles are similiar!
Your truth speaks VOLUMES Michael
Much comes to mind, for instance
When born, we have FREE Will, we were given it, and that alone makes me want to ride my own wave!
and When you snooze you lose!

Happier NEW YEAR to you! Warmed in the Spirit, Warrior Purple Lady Sweet Sheooxoo

STay Positive!

Reviewed by Richard Swartz
Reviewed on December 17, 2007
Wow...what a pome thanks for shearing this one with us What a Grate Wright!!!!...I got to look at my Choices more offen....

Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)
Reviewed on March 5, 2007
I love your sonnet styling and the way you spin such a truthy message. Very well done, indeed! Write on!

Ted

Reviewed by Silke Lance, Dr. Ph (Reader)
Reviewed on December 5, 2004
Wise words...
Thanks!

Reviewed by Amira van Kerk (Reader)
Reviewed on June 15, 2004
Excellent advice.
Will try to make this part of my life.

Reviewed on June 7, 2004
A finely crafted piece - simply grand!

Reviewed by Anniemoh Ohio
Reviewed on June 5, 2004
Very insightful, and very true. Great write.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 5, 2004
Wise verses, Michael. Thank you for this offering. Love and peace. Regis

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on May 25, 2004
Don't know how I missed this. Great poem and wise thoughts.

Reviewed by Cynth'ya Reed
Reviewed on May 19, 2004
Hope you don't mind me crediting you with this wisdom when I recite it at our next business team gathering. Sounds like you know, like Dierks Bentley said in an interview tonight on Tavis Smiley's PBS show "When you chase after a dream there are 10 other things coming at you to knock you down." (paraphrased). And I don't even own a country music CD! LOL

Wisdom comes from all places, and it was shared so simply and strongly here with "step up and stand tall, announce your decision, don't ever look back with mirrored revision."

Smiles MC,
cynth'ya lewis reed

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on May 19, 2004
Powerful write indeed Michael!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya
Reviewed on May 9, 2004
VERY POWERFUL WRITE!!!

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on May 9, 2004
Hey Mike, a really good one, meant a great deal to me while reading it! I now Make My Choice, to keep you in my permanent favorites on my AOL so I can check in and see what you have written of late! Since the notification thingy does not seem to work anymore at AD...
Enjoyed and identified with this one, bro' oh and I want that hat on your bio...LOL! I got one similar but mine is not as broken in...Peace thru the Write, Ed & Rufuz

Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)
Reviewed on May 4, 2004
Excuses always stops the choices and this is powerful Michael.

Reviewed by Tami Ryan
Reviewed on May 4, 2004
This is wonderful, Michael. Very empowering. (And hey, the meter's good too. lol) Good work!

Reviewed by E. Richardson
Reviewed on May 4, 2004
amen! This I can relate to, big time. Too often we feel the need to bring others into the decision making process...somethings, you just need to do.
Splendid write, Michael.


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