Choices

Each awakening
presents
a host of choices,
possibilities,
probabilities,
and dreams.

Possibilities are endless,
some scary, some not.
I could hop the first bus south
to avoid the cold weather.
I could stay in bed,
play my guitar.

Probabilities include
riding my usual bus
to my usual job,
doing my usual things
until quitting time.

Dreams
are what keep me going.
They are what fill my mind
so that everything else,
every usual thing,
seems worthwhile.