Roads Divergent

Five years ago

I envisioned now –

A career beginning,

Writing best-sellers,

Living somewhere dazzling

With no strings attached,

But those fleeting dreams

Were idly made in bed,

My captor and my comfort –

I feared the consuming dark;

I dreaded the looming dawn.

Today

I’m somewhere else –

Career paths changing,

Writing for my sake,

Moving place to place

With a sudden husband,

And though fleeting dreams

Were pushed aside by time,

My heart chose a better road –

Last night, I gazed at stars;

I woke to watch the sunrise.