Two Fates (Ignorance is Strength)

Two fates were given 

to the woman to choose

With both fates, however, 

her life she would lose

"I cant decide on one" 

she spoke aloud

to the eerie spirit

translucent as a cloud

"You must choose one,

and only one

and be wise my child;

what's chosen cannot be undone"

So the woman stood

and began to ponder

but the more she thought

the more she would wonder

Two fates were presented 

to the woman in white

two fates not simple

two fates with great fright

Either live her life

knowing every detail of her death

but live a prosperous, joyful life 

until her late, old rest

Or live without any knowledge 

of the way she would die

but she would live a short life

until her last goodbye

Time came and went

as the woman decided on a choice

until the spirit grew impatient 

and commanded in an angered tone of voice:

"You must choose one,

and only one

and be wise my child;

what's chosen cannot be undone"

"I choose the second"
She said quickly

and the spirit replied 

arguing questionably

"The second you choose? 

Are you sure of it?
This is the last chance

for you to change what you picked"

"I am sure" the woman said 

more confident and full of pride

"Why so sure?" asked the spirit

questioning her said pride

"Because although I shall live rich 

and for a long time

the detail of my death 

would not leave my side

I would would obsess

over the thought 

of knowing 

how my life would stop

But my ignorance of my own death

will not haunt me to the grave

and instead i can live 

and have wondrous days

I will live shortly

I know

but without fear 

of what could have been known

I will be adventurous  

and happy

and most importantly

free"

The spirit stood and glanced 

over the woman in white

and grinned a small grin

revealing her hidden delight

"And so it shall be.
Your own death you will not see" 

and with the blink of an eye

the spirit was gone; history

And so the woman stood alone

questioning her choice

and smiled because she knew 

she had made the right choice