Avoiding the Obvious

Avoiding the Obvious

by Michael Espinoza



If man has made a habit of a time-devouring act,
Then surely one top predator of time
Is when a course so obvious presents itself in fact,
And we defy all reason and all rhyme

By skirting such a straight and narrow path, and so detouring,
Because we listen to our nagging doubts
Pursuing other courses--and while they might seem alluring,
Our destiny does not lie thereabouts.

In doing so, we lose our seconds, minutes, hours, days,
Our weeks and months and even years of life
As we get lost upon these many crooked roads and ways
Which, rather than avail us, cause us strife.

If something isn't evil, and you have a passion for it,
And lacking formal training, find the skill,
A gift you have--so don't despair, but take the road and floor it,
As that is likely, for you, Heaven's will.

So if you like to write, and find you're good at writing tale,
Before you take Creative Writing class,
Why waste time with Biology, especially if you fail,
And find you're unemployed as years do pass?

If you don't try to act alone,
You'll find a path--your very own.