"Choices"

I stare at a piece of driftwood
Floating, his mind & water in sync,
Until the fork in the river
Decides his fate without a blink.

He was no drinker
Who could make or break his own,
Yet the watery bed in command
Took his life for loan.

Choices we all have
Choices we don't know
Choices we choose
And those we let go...

The stream later widened
Into an ocean crystal blue,
But a patch of green devil
Held him behind like glue.

He was not a cheater
Who left his wife sore,
Yet at the turn of opportunity
His luck went ashore.

Choices we all have
Choices we don't know
Choices we choose
And those we let go...

He struggled with the enemy
Attempting to break through,
But the forces of nature mighty
Broke his life in two.

He was no coward
Who wrongly accused a friend,
He was only drifting
When others decided his end.

Choices we all have
Choices we don't know
Choices we choose
And those we let go...