I believe in fate

I don’t have a choice.

“The concept of fate generally refers to the idea that events in a person’s life are predetermined and inevitable, often as a result of some external force, destiny, or divine will. Fate is often contrasted with free will, which is the belief that individuals have the ability to make choices and shape their own destinies.”

Fate

“There’s an external force,

Seems to be fucking with me”

Next month I’ll be 40

My fate

Stares me deep in the eyes

A future that seems

Pre-determined, and inevitable

Fate

Choices

As I look at myself in the mirror,

I can’t help but ask myself

Where did I go wrong?

Or, did I go wrong?

What does it mean?

“Meant” to be?

For the last few months

I’ve been thinking,

I should have quit this place

When I was 25

My life would have been different

I was too comfortable

For a man in his 20’s.

This job made me soft

I was too comfortable

For too long.

I know that now,

As a man in my 40s

But now it’s too late to quit...

...When I was 25