Life

[dore]

A simple, yet loaded proposition
Leaves me wondering what to do.
"Yes" is harmless; "No" is harmless;
Neither answer would change the world.
Yet it would change my world.
Does standing up for myself --
Standing up against an addiction --
Make the world any better?
He will just find a way to get his fix
Tomorrow or the next day,
And the cycle will repeat itself.
Why does it matter nothing positive
Ever comes out of it?
Why does it matter that it caused
His lack of independence?
Why wouldn't I bend my will
To childish necessity?

Saying "no" will not hurt tonight
And it will not change tomorrow.
But it will make me happier.
Isn't that life?