Making Decisions

Sunday Scribblings' prompt: Decisions.

Making decisions by rolling the dice
is safe as a house on fire, steady a stand
as walking on water or dancing on ice.

Think it all over and check it out twice
all of the facts are not at your command,
so make your decisions by rolling the dice.

All our inventions have made no device
for seeing the future. Whatever you planned
is walking on water and dancing on ice.

No matter how hard you work, you’ll be surprised
so whatever happens, you must understand
it always comes down to just rolling the dice.

So pull out a quarter and cover your eyes,
toss it and catch on the back of your hand,
walk on the water and dance on the ice.

Prophecy comes at a terrible price,
best write your future on wind-drifted sand,
make your decisions by rolling the dice,
walk on the water and dance on the ice.