Choices

CHOICES By Nikki Giovanni

if i can't do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do

it's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do

if i can't have
what i want . . . then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be satisfied
that at least there
is something more to want

since i can't go
where i need
to go . . . then i must . . . go
where the signs point
through always understanding
parallel movement
isn't lateral
when i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
i know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry

Respond to the above poem.  What are your thoughts?  How does the poem speak to you?  (Key Word: CHOICES)Use lines from the poem to support your thoughts.

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Deepest Fear

In the movie Coach Carter, a quote by Marianne Williamson was used by one of the players.  "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?'...."  Respond to the above quote.  How does this quote relate to you or how does this quote relate to life and the individual's struggle with who they are.