The Right Thing To Do

Choice can be problematic

Each leads to its own consequences

Reason shouldn’t be erratic

It must override subjective senses

 

Consider then each decision

Weigh the different choices

Don’t view any with derision

Or listen only to the loudest voices

 

Some outcomes may not be desirable

Others could bring gains

But all options on the table

Can be reduced ‘til one remains

 

That one will pass the acid test

Even if it carries a bitter sting

It will always be the best

If to do it is the right thing

Choices

Which sea denies the pull of the moon?

What puppet dances to its own tune?

A barbed and chastening valentine

No choice at all; the fault’s all mine

Could do better, the report card says

But how to change one’s errant ways?

Alas, some choices can’t be mended

Outcome’s not as was intended.

Each act’s curtain draws to a close

Why it matters, none other knows