Deal with Fate
On the questions that visit at 3am — about choice, consequence, and whether the wrong choice is still ours.
A piece written in the exact key of the questions that won’t let you sleep. Not looking for an answer. Just sitting with the asking.
Feeling like all time is gone
Bygones go beyond belief
Delicately flowing in the wind
Is death the only true relief?
What if I choose wrong?
What if I choose right?
What if it’s for nothing?
Thoughts can keep me up at night
I wonder — can we make a deal with fate?
Can we make our own mistakes?
Can we change our destiny?
Even for the worse, it’s for our sake
The closing line is the part I keep returning to. Even for the worse, it’s for our sake. If we get to choose, then even the wrong choices are ours, and that’s a kind of dignity. The wrong path is still your path. You walked it.
— JTC