Forks in the Road

CARRY ON TUESDAY

http://carryontuesday.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html

The words in blue come from

'The Unnameable' by Samuel Becket

FORKS IN THE ROAD

All day, every day

We encounter forks in the road.

Some are trivial.

Bus or car?

Night-in or night-out?

Blue shirt or white shirt?

Little inconsequential forks.

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Even they may be life-changing.

(I may fall under that bus!)

But what of the

Where now?

Who now?

 When now?

There are times when none of those are trivial!

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Decisions are made

Which not only influence

Ones own life

But which condemn others to

The never-never land

Of the un-born!

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I am young.

I approach a fork in the road.

Shall I live in Africa

Or in England?

'Where now?' in spades.

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I am a little older.

Shall I marry

For children, security and friendship

Or wait for

That mythical 'Mr Right'?

'Who now?' indeed?

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I am old.

I approach another fork

But

I am not able to choose time or place,

Left or right..

(Would that the Law allowed me to!).

The time of my departure comes closer.

It is already on some future calendar!

'When now' 

Ah!

Now that's what I call a fork!

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Another question here:

http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/where-am-i.html