The decision tree of life

Sprouting from personal roots
reaching down into unknown soil,
we emerge into
a decision tree of networked possibilities,
pathways bifurcating and interweaving,
as we plot our way.

Sometimes sure,
sometimes fraught with burning anxiety,
as splits in our path open up
chasms of uncertainty
and we teeter between worlds.

Each door calling us with
a kind invitation
or urgent beckoning
to join
pathways
disappearing into infinite landscapes,
canvasses waiting to be painted,
happy to be stroked
by the brushes of our lives.