you look down at the cracks by your feet

ugly and difficult for the ants that scurry

there–but you see from above.

 

you see that the breaks in cement

do not extend far enough to upset

the balance of the path

 

it is still safe, it is secure

it will not shatter sudden

 

you can step over or around

or even walk sure-footed

right upon these cracks.

they are finite, they will end

a more even surface is

but paces away.

 

so when life has developed cracks

splinters, boulders or anything that

might restrict your path

 

do not look down—look up

up to the Eyes that can see

what yours cannot. and to

the heart that knows what

it is to walk daily down here

with us

 

yet sees things clearly

from above

 

Heather Pound 2024

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