i hope that when you

follow a map that takes

you down the road to

regret that you

remember the way

back well.

 

drop some breadcrumbs,

mark those trees, for

this path is one that

will chill your bones

and mar your flesh.

 

it will steal your hope

more boldly than

an ant at a picnic.

it will dim the light of

your heart as you

punish yourself unkind.

 

the reflective road of

hindsight, however,

allows you to see with

perspective gained.

 

it remembers that you

can now use tools and

information that you

had no access to

before.

 

challenge it may still,

but it’s message is

infused with kindness,

lessons being learned,

 

and it’s road is paved

by wisdom and healing

and covered with a robe

of grace.

 

—-look back with hindsight rather than regret

©Heather Pound 2023

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