<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“The Choice is Mine”</b> by Abimbola T. Alabi</div><div><br></div><div>Life may not let me choose my lot,</div><div>But whether I'd be happy or not...</div><div>That is my choice.</div><div><br></div><div>To leave hurtful memories behind</div><div>Or allow them to bother my mind...</div><div>The choice is mine.</div><div><br></div><div>To fret over a mistake when it's done</div><div>Or learn from it and move on...</div><div>The choice is mine.</div><div><br></div><div>To be bothered by all that people say</div><div>Or ignore them and go my own way...</div><div>The choice is mine.</div><div><br></div><div>To hide my feelings, pent up, unspoken,</div><div>Or say my mind and ease the burden...</div><div>The choice is mine.</div><div><br></div><div>To enjoy what I've been able to gain</div><div>Or ungratefully regard it with disdain...</div><div>The choice is mine.</div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes I won't get to pick my lot,</div><div>But whether I'll be happy or not</div><div>Will always be my choice.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>