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The Choices We Make

"Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives."--Richard Bach

I found this quote today on thinkexist.com and it really struck me. How many decisions do we make that affect the rest of our lives? I know I've made a lot of mistakes and decisions that still haunt me today, years after I made them. Lately, I've been haunted by every decision I've made just because I've been wallowing in self-pity. So please, help me see that I'm not the only one completely haunted by the decisions I've made.

So the quote is your prompt. It can be taken in a positive way, or negative. Whatever you'd like.

I wrote a poem today inspired by this quote. It's called Falling Short. If you want to look and see how I took it, either go to my profile or just follow the link below.

http://allpoetry.com/poem/4834889

So here's the rules:
1) You bash, you're out.
2) Give me a little background as to what you're writing about. I don't need a book. A simple sentence or two would just help me fully understand where you're coming from.
3) You can enter up to five times, but if you do decide to, please make sure you don't repeat yourself.

Yeah, I don't have any other rules.

Oh. And don't sTaRt tYpInG lIkE tHiS. I won't be happy.

Oh and the image is from http://fiftyonefiftyone.com/uploaded_images/Decisions-714972.jpg. I just googled "decisions."

Have a good time.

Ready. Set.

GO!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 19, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 250, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks so much for entering my contest! I've never gotten such a great turnout before. All of your entries were fantastic! I loved the emotion that all of your poured out on to the page!
    I'm sorry it took so long for me to judge this! I was busy studying for all of my finals!
    Congrats to my winners and everyone else that gave me a great effort!
    ~LunaAmara

Contest Winners

  1. Highways and Biways
    Dreams become reality to those who dare..have you been there?
    by Antipodi 25 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 4 3:13 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Life, Spiritual
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4858713, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. A Second Around The Sun
    In the same room, I rest.
    With the same thoughts in my mind.
    by CharleeBoy 21 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 4 2:40 PM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. For Choices Made
    The breeze is come, the scent of past,
    of times I knew, and thought would last,
    by Rovingone 23 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 4 2:51 PM 2008. In Lyrics, Angst, Personal, Sad, Pain
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Choice
    Hurt by the words and way of things
    Engulfed by bitterness it brings
    by poeticcaresses 35 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 29 12:57 PM 2008. In Angst, Contest, Life, Pain, Society, Thoughts, Message, Self
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. redeemed.
    What was old, now is new;
    A promise unaffected by what we do.
    by heavenbird 41 lines, 46 comments, on Dec 1 12:12 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Chaos
    A river of tears flood uncontrollably
    An ache of a memory stabs at my chest
    by Twilight4Eternity 18 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 5 1:41 PM 2008. In Sad, Life, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. My Choice.
    I look at my heart,
    bruised, torn.
    by Condemd RyeZing 26 lines, 6 comments, on May 7 10:14 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. Chaos
    My life is like the ocean,
    in dark chaos,
    by Assisted-Suicide 33 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 4 5:08 PM 2008. In Dark, Life, Love, Sad, Personal, Pain
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [21]

1 - 21 of 21
  • Lovely Mum.
    by KandyGirlKim 20 lines, 40 comments, on Oct 31 9:17 PM 2008. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Society, Life, Dark, Angst
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • The choices I made
    Living the life I chose
    choices that seemed best at the time
    by Daredevil 32 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 4 2:40 PM 2008. In Contest, Life
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Without Regret
    by zorman32 23 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 4 2:50 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Love
    • Commented on by judge.
  • A killer
    While time comes and go the memory of my decisions come and they stick as if they were a knife into my chest
    by DarkbladDeathStrike 13 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 4 2:52 PM 2008. In Hope, Life, Weird, Thoughts, Sad, Personal, Pain, Other
    • Commented on by judge.
  • fire within; which road?
    we look at each other with knowing eyes; towards her!
    at what we can both see
    by DinkyDiver 43 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 18 12:49 PM 2008. In Contest, Pain, Personal, Thoughts, Life
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Sorrow
    He came to her with love undying
    Promised her he was not lying
    by stella187 47 lines, 9 comments, on Nov 18 6:58 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Lesson in Life
    "The expansion of one person
    - the magnification of one life
    by anneklien 27 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 2 12:14 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Keep Your Spark
    I have searched for many things to believe.
    There is more than one fire I pursued
    by Swan song 24 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 6 8:46 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • one (hundred) ah(s)
    another difficult to write
    by mbm 25 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 9 4:08 AM 2008. In traversed
    • Commented on by judge.
  • the Postlude
    What are you going to do, dear friend, / The rest of your life? / Your beloved wife / Seated by your side / Darns with devotion / And skips a stitch or two often in her design / Never forgetting to peck
    by karabi 40 lines, 23 comments, on May 18 11:17 AM 2007. In Life
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Pondering Times Flight
    After wasting much time in my life i have found life,love and serenity in a 26 yeard old MAN that has given me all that i never new existed
    by soulchaser26 28 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 9 10:00 PM 2008. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • whos fault is it anyway?
    i tend to let others make all the decisions so i can "blame" someone else. for my unhappiness .
    its wrong.
    i am working on it.
    by righteousme 47 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 10 2:24 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • BlackSwan
    December 5, 2008
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    i've read Falling Short somewheres before... hmmm
    amy we still have to talk