Our Choice Makes All the Difference
To be, or not to be,
That is not the question.
Life offers us no choices.
To become, or not to become,
Our choice makes all the difference.
About this poem
We were born, not by our own choice, but by destiny’s. In spite of Hamlet’s dark soliloquy, the truth is much more temperate and sober, Shakespeare notwithstanding. We become what ultimately we become, by our own proclivities and predispositions. We make our own destiny by our own choices.
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Written on February 07, 2023
Submitted by karlcfolkes on February 07, 2023
Modified by karlcfolkes on February 12, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 139 |
| Words | 32 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
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