a pantoum
It all happened
one thing after another,
not quite how he expected,
but then not that different either.
One thing after another:
he had to make choices, but then
could things have turned out differently?
The options were limited.
The choices he made
were variations on the conventional,
but the options were limited
most of the time
to variations on the conventional;
and even when they weren’t,
most of the time,
he played it safe.
Even when they weren’t
he still wanted to fit in.
He played it safe
although it got him nowhere.
He wanted to fit in and
then it all happened:
it came out of nowhere,
not quite how he expected.
It all happened
one thing after another,
not quite how he expected,
but then not that different either.
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Dominic Rivron
Picture Nick Victor
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