The Choice
the agony of a married 25-year-old
People say
You can’t just pack and go.
People say
You can’t drop everything
to follow your dreams.
But as soon as I dip my toe
I want all of this
I want a life that’s so beautiful
it brings me to tears.
So why can’t we?
What’s holding us back?
Mortgage
Rent
Pets
Children
We make ourselves slaves
And suddenly there’s no way out.
Beautiful things
Beautiful home
Beautiful children
Beautiful dogs
We all want that beautiful life
But where’s the beauty to me?
Outside.
Stepping on the tight rope
Balancing
Tripping
Looking for a way out.
I want all of it.
How crazy am I?
I want the house
with a picket fence
I want a porch
filled with pumpkins
that turn into a snowman.
I want dogs
resting on my legs
I might even want a baby
to name after my old friend.
But then I want to live
to explore
to fly
to adventure
to be free
How difficult can it be?
They say
You can’t just pack and go.
They say
You can’t drop everything
to follow your dreams.
But I’m not ready
to close that door...
To give up on
anything
To give up on
me.
About the Creator
Martyna Dearing
Martyna Dearing joined vocal right after COVID started in April 2020. Since then she got a few Top Stories, republished her book "Green Card Marriage", and is about to release another one titled "Loved, Death, and In Between".
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