when the wind blows in situations that require
us to change, i have heard that reinvention of
oneself for the next season might be necessary
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and while i find that somewhat true, i wonder if
the more accurate and even urgent requirement is
to peel back self to layers hidden, forgotten within
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back before society wrote a thesis titled ‘failure’
or ‘victim,’ or the bully spoke those lines that
begin the sentence of who you think you are today
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right back to where summer meant the tickle of grass
between twirling toes and the catching of fireflies
was adventure at dusk, where anything felt possibleÂ
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and was in imagination unrestrained, and delving the
depths of your qualities and definition of character was
a peaceful contemplation as you drifted off, exhausted
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and if life did not grant you experiences such as these
then do not delay. do it gently, but mine down deep
discover and foster yourself back into existence
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you might just be surprised
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who you were made to be from dust and fashioned
into blood and bone, but more importantly heart
and passion, what makes you tick and thrive
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and take these, nothing more and nothing less
into unchartered territory ahead, look toward
and seek the light—and come home
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©Heather Pound 2022
Heather Pound 