There are moments
Defining moments
Where you make a choice

And you may know
That it’s a “big decision”
Like who to marry
Or whether or not to go to college

But you also may not know
It may be small
Like which route to take to work
Or what time you go to the gym every day

Either way
The consequences are yours

You
Got yourself here
You
Made the choice
You
Picked the path


Other times
Someone else chooses
You are just an aftershock
A casualty

Maybe unintended
Maybe not

And you
Must
deal
With
The consequences
All the same

But without the comfort
That it was you that choose
Because someone else put you here

Do they
Even know?