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Poet & Storytellers had the following prompt:
"What’s the most important step a person can take?"
My answer is 'forward'.
The Path
"The past is not a tether but a teacher.
When the lesson is learned, step forward."
They are everywhere.
Windows on a past life.
Souvenirs fill my space.
Not all mine. Not all ours.
That’s the sting, of course,
I have become the curator
Of someone else’s loves.
But they do touch me—
I know why they were special,
Mostly.
Special to someone else.
Rings, of course, stay,
Their story is eternal.
But where to from here?
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The past. The future.
The linkages crack,
The grip loosens—
The sirens of life, a living life,
Call me, pull me,
Set me free,
Leading me on—
To the future.
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Behind me,
The past waves,
Blows me a loving kiss,
And wishes me well.
I step forward.
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I love your poem and yes, see similarities to mine but totaly unique.
ReplyDeleteLove it and some wonderful images like 'Windows on a past life',
ReplyDelete'I have become the curator
Of someone else’s loves.|
I step to walk a straight line in Physical Therapy these days.
ReplyDeleteNicely done. We are fortunate indeed if, as curators of treasures others left behind, we are blown a kiss when we let them go.
ReplyDeleteI love the wisdom in your ending and the quiet determination to continue the journey of life step by step - Jae
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the stepping forward is essential.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we have those with windows, a cats big wish waiting to be able to see the birds.
ReplyDelete"They are everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWindows on a past life."
A great beginning that I totally relate to.
Nice cheerful thought.
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