Aboulomania
An "A" Entry for The A-Z of Unusual Words Challenge
Aboulomania: great indecision and an inability to, or difficulty in, making any kind of choice in a person's daily life
My Connection: While I do not have the clinical disorder of aboulomania, I am notorious among friends and family for my "decision exhaustion". This state typically sets in after a long day of teaching during which so many decisions were made from great to minimal importance and every level in between. Once the exhaustion sets in I am nearly incapable of making the smallest decisions. What to eat for dinner? What to watch on TV? Whether or not to walk the dog? Which Vocal story to read? I just can't.
My Acrostic Poem:
Another question and I’m here once more,
Back to a crossroads of crucial choices,
One where two roads diverge, as Frost would say.
Under a glow filtered through golden leaves,
Lurk the shadows cast by uncertainties.
Openness to the possibilities
Means exposing vulnerabilities
And there's no way to know where each path weaves,
Never a sign to point out the best way.
I sit and wait for discerning voices
As I ponder some, then ponder some more…
Author's Note: This piece was created for Penny Fuller's The A-Z of Unusual Words Challenge. Check out the details in the story linked below.
About the Creator
D.K. Shepard
Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now
Fantasy is where I thrive, but I like to experiment with genres for my short stories. Currently employed as a teacher in Louisville.
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