Choices……..

She was sitting alone in the coffee shop,  staring around,  surrounded by people but feeling as alone as she had been in her whole life.  She lifted the cup and drank deeply, too deeply, as she coughed, she spluttered and it seemed as if all eyes were suddenly turned her way. Her cheeks bloomed a deepening red colour, her eyes squeezed out a few tears and she quickly lowered her head, shamed and mortified.  Groping for a hankie in her coat pocket she found instead a letter, which she pulled out and read on the envelope her name….

To you, Pen, read and decide if you want to share…….

She looked about, staring at each person in turn,  anyone of whom may have slipped this letter into her coat pocket whilst it was draped over her chair.
Should she open it?…should she?  OK …alright…she should…
She tore the envelope carefully and slid out the contents….and this is what she saw…

                           Time is of the essence,
              time is what we need,
          time to choose our way
    time to change our creed
                               

                                             Time will tell us
                                    if we choose right
                    this New Year
        may it sparkle bright,
nothing comes, I fear
               to those who wait
      so make your choice
don’t leave it too late
carve your mark 
             in letters ten feet tall
as the old year ends I wish
Happy New Year To One and All………

 

LadyP © 2010

ps/…I decided to share!!