Authors Of Our Lives Poem by David Whalen

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For the most part…

We are the authors of our lives
We choose the characters
Set the scene
We are the protagonist…the star
We choose out villains
Heroes, loves and enemies
We set our goals, our hopes
…We set the bar…

We set the mood…pick the stage
Develop the plot
We arrange the action
We cause the emotions
Love, hate, indifference
We accept and adjust to
Twists in the plot
And control the action
To our own satisfaction

Or perhaps we elect
The action to control us
For in the end
We don't truly write the ending
That's written by Fate
But…except for that final chapter
We are (for the most part)
The Authors of our lives
At least until we pass through
…Heaven's gate…

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