Amor Fati

 “Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.”
~Seneca

Amor Fati

The river runs as the river wishes,
And the fauna must feel the current
And decide.
All are subject to gravity.
I reflect on what my life has been,
And I realize little has been what I imagined.
Yes, a dream here or there became.
Yes, a choice here or there determined.
Yes, a road I traveled impacted.
Yet,
Fate has always been stronger
Than my will.
Fate is a river and I am a fish.
Where I go is sometimes a little
My choice,
But mostly the current.
Once I accepted the river,
Once I embraced its current,
The river calmed, the river settled,
And now I am wondering,
Why I didn’t love the river
Sooner.