..The Right Choice Poem by RIC BASTASA

to tread upon a path of
less excitement
less joy but there you
are with your mouth
closed
hands confident
and feet strong about
what you really believe in.

after all
it is not the happiness you have
that gauges who you are
your worth as a man

among the choices there is
only one which is right
it is not the happiness
it is what is right

in a place where you stay
proud for what you are
you appreciate yourself and
believe in you
more than ever