obscure sorrows

‘you are here’ the sign says, oblivious to where you want to be

people pass by unaware of sorrows unseen

missing out on a branch they could’ve taken

a path they could’ve delved to, forsaken

flickering past with unnerving bright souls

to places you wish you were in

to a past they come from and a future they embody

the dawn of their decisions at the precipice

each decision a path, a way carved out

to a destiny not foretold but discovered through stepping stones

each turn obscure and lost

steps wiped away by the sea of time, not retraceable to where you began

a million lives that you lose with every choice you make

warping your own reality and intertwining it with fate

outcomes ideal or desirable or not

lay out of reach of your earthly afterthoughts

Ⓒ2021 Mnemoyne

(prompt: from the 'dictionary of obscure sorrows'- onism)

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