SIDEWAYS

What am I supposed to be guilty of?

I am not obliged to live up to that

It’s all happenstance

And someone else’s opinion

About choices I was given

That were entirely in no way similar

(Given the two options)

Neither one was particular

But rather distractions

So I broke down into fractions

Minute choices -

And particulars.

Which were perpendicular

To the path I was paving

Providing for cravings

I had not yet realized

But then I became the guy

I was emulating.

Not forsaking

The original path I had chosen.

Which was quite contrary -

And sideways.