The Reign of Uncertainty
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"Do you know what you want to do?"
No, I think nodding
Lips shut, mind whirring through possibilities
The future is too big, too uncertain for a girl
To try to decide what she wants to do for forty years
But I think and I observe
“Do you know what you want to do?” I ask myself
I shy away, allowing distractions and responsibilities overrun me
I think of others and envy their certainty
Futures planned, lives determined
And curse my own inability
Months pass
College looms
“Do you know what you want to do?”
All I think of is those that suffer
From indecision…inability…depression…medical complications
Suddenly the answer is clear
“Help others”
They frown
I smile
The future is still uncertain
But helping others, nursing them, caring
That is what can change my life
And the lives of others