The divide

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I was always told to follow my heart by my mother
Yet told to follow my mind by my father.
I never really understood why.
Why?
Why did I have to follow one or the other?
They've always had the same answer,
So I've always followed both.
As I've gotten older they have slowly divided.

It was slow at first.
Just slight differences
Nothing to stress over,
But it could never be that easy.
As time went by the gap grew,
And time is never kind.

Now I'm pulled two ways.
One will keep my life relatively the same,
But the other...
The other will cause a change
A change to something I never thought would.

My mind tells me it's time to change.
My heart says to stay.
My mind is done with it but my heart still loves it.

It's so hard to choose.
I love them, but I was taught to plan
Plan for the future
Plan for the present
But most importantly
Plan for my benefit.

As time goes by
My mind is realizing this person is no longer a benefit.
My heart is clinging desperately to the love
The love that it holds for them,
But it too has realized something needs to change.
My heart just doesn't want to lose them.

For the first time in my life,
I am unsure about my next step
Should I stay?
Should I go?
I don't want to choose
It makes the decision irrevocably permanent.

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