"Worth it?"

This is something that I wrote while dying of boredom in my lit class over the summer, just never posted it. Thoughts that ran through my head when considering pursuing someone.



What would happen?
Would bonds be broken, ties be cut?
Relationships fractured and hate built up where friendship once flourished?
Is it worth it?
Do the promised benefits warrant endangering so much?
And what if the worst should happen?
That all friendship would be lost and said Treasure also fail to live up to my expectations?
Would I then not be lost and lonely? Ostracized by those I had alienated with my actions?
Is it worth it?
The promise of the new while risking something old?
The promise looks good, but might it be simply a mirage set up in the desert of my life to further lead me away from the true oasis that I seek?
Would it be worth it?
To throw myself into the arms of another, risking being dropped mere moments after being caught in said tender embrace?
It is a gamble indeed, but would the cost prove too great in the end?
Is it worth it, do you know?
Is she worth it?



I look back now and I see that the thoughts that drove this were really not as significant as I had initially thought. Nothing has been broken since I began following after this oasis, simply one thing has been weakened, which turns out might be for the best...