You Decide

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You DecideShe told me it was hard to facefor a high school girl her agestill so full of innocenceshe wiped her tears with crumpled tissuestried to see both sides of the issuecos each one had a consequencenurses with wisdom in their eyessaid the heart gives the best advicebut you decidewhat's wrong or rightlife is in your handsso let faith be your lightothers will tell youit doesn't have to be so hardbut when all is said and donewhat you do will say who you arebecause you decideshe spoke softly and I listened onhow she had her child at dawnin a county hospital bedshe was poor but she had optionssome asked if she'd thought of adoptioncos she had her whole life aheadthough she listened to doctors and friendsthat baby's eyes told her in the endyou decidewhat's wrong or rightlife is in your handsso let faith be your guidesome will tell youit doesn't have to be so hardbut when all is said and donewhat you do will say who you arebecause you decideshe'd told me those stories beforebut she told them once moreon my graduation dayshe said, "life offers many choicesdiff'rent views have diff'rent voicesand you should hear what they saybut you decidewhat's wrong or rightlife is in your handsso let faith be your lightothers will tell youit doesn't have to be so hardbut when all is said and donewhat you do will say who you arebecause you decide(c)2005 Robert George